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Aug 25, 20233 min read
2 Nights in Athens, Greece
In mid-June, Athens was already jam-packed with tourists and showing signs of the sweltering heat that would overtake Europe this summer....
Aug 5, 20235 min read
Where to Stay & Eat in Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv is a bustling, cosmopolitan beach-side city that surpasses any food scene or nightlife on the planet. English is spoken...
Dec 28, 20223 min read
2 Nights in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Playa Del Carmen is a Mexican coastal resort town on the Riviera Maya, approximately one hour south of Cancun. In my opinion, you come...
Dec 26, 20227 min read
3 Nights in Holbox, Mexico
Pronounced “hol-bosh", Isla Holbox is one of those best-kept secrets that you too can experience with just a two-hour drive north of...
Dec 23, 20225 min read
2 Nights in Mayakoba, Mexico
Mayakoba is a private resort comprised of four luxury hotels (The Fairmont, The Andaz, Banyan Tree, and Rosewood), that were built around...
Dec 21, 20226 min read
3 Nights in Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Isla Mujeres is a lively, magical, five-mile-long island, that's just a thirty-minute ferry ride from Cancun. There are very few cars on...
Dec 12, 20223 min read
A Day in Temecula, CA
San Diego has access to many beautiful day trips, including a visit to Temecula's wine region just an hour's drive away. Temecula Wine...
Jun 28, 20224 min read
2 Nights in Catalina Island, CA
One of the many things that I love about our new life in California is the neverending, greatly-varying landscapes that the state offers....
Mar 31, 20225 min read
3 Nights in Mammoth MT, CA
Since we moved to San Diego we've heard locals rave about the slopes of Mammoth Mountain, located along the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range...
Feb 3, 20227 min read
48 Hours in Death Valley, CA
One of the things that I love most about living in California is the unlimited access to breathtaking national parks. Death Valley is one...
Aug 2, 202118 min read
Updated Best & Worst of USA
Over the last year, we have spent ten months on the road traveling 25,000 miles as we immersed ourselves in twenty-three states and over...
Aug 1, 20214 min read
2 Nights in Westlake Village, CA
As we wrap up our ten months on the road we wanted to end our USA road trip with a bang. We thought that two nights spent in total...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
1 Night in Pismo Beach, CA
After a not-so-great stop in San Francisco (I decided not to highlight our one-night stay there as we entered California from Bend,...
Jul 27, 20219 min read
3 Nights in Bend, OR
Bend is a special place that offers abundant opportunities to enjoy nature through a plethora of trails and Alpine lakes while also...
Jul 26, 202110 min read
3 Nights in Montana
Montana is one of those places I have always mysteriously been drawn to. I'm not sure where this innate attraction to the state comes...
Jul 25, 20215 min read
1 Night in Dayton, WA
Have you ever heard of Dayton, WA? If you're like most people, chances are you haven't. I needed to find us a stop between Glacier...
Jul 21, 20217 min read
2 Nights in Mount Rushmore, SD
South Dakota is extremely underrated. The state not only houses Mount Rushmore but also majestic national parks, quirky little towns, and...
Jul 19, 20215 min read
24 Hours in Sioux Falls, SD.
We wrongly had very low expectations of Sioux Falls as we pulled into the city. A stay here was simply meant to be a convenient stopover...
Jul 18, 202110 min read
2 Nights in Minneapolis, MN.
I absolutely fell in love with the Land of 10,000 lakes. Minnesota is a picturesque state populated by some of the warmest and...
Jul 16, 20219 min read
2 Nights in Madison, WI.
The people in Madison are extremely friendly and easygoing, ready to strike up a conversation at any time. Despite the large...
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