March was an excellent month: dedicated half to time with family and half to some truly magical travel, these last 31 days have been very, very good to us. Where We’ve Been: Raleigh & Beaufort, North Carolina Lisbon, Portugal Paris, Strasbourg & Colmar, France Munich, Germany Highlights of March 2018: Discovering the beauty of Alsace. I have been wanting to visit France’s northeastern wine region for years, and am delighted…
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February was a fast-paced month: several destinations, several changed plans, several exciting adventures, and one relationship milestone. Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it sure didn’t feel like it to us! After focusing on traveling at slower speeds in Europe this…
I often feel like my love of books doesn’t get enough attention on this blog. From seeking out quirky independent bookstores to buying books as souvenirs (even in languages I don’t read and have no intention of learning) to maintaining a “to read” list that…
A new US city, a new country, and a new continent–January has been a very exciting month for us! After spending the first two weeks of January finishing up the last of our family-oriented time in the USA, we hit the road again with plans…
In a city that is all about indulgence, it’s no surprise that an itinerary for 3 days in New Orleans will lean heavier toward food than sightseeing, toward music than monuments, and toward meandering rather than long checklists of things to do. New Orleans is…
From a travel perspective, December has been one of our quietest months since leaving the USA for full-time travel–so quiet, in fact, that I almost didn’t write this post. Ultimately, though, I love having this month-by-month record of our travels to look back on, and…
We have had epic travel months, weeks, and days this year–but as always, it’s the moments that truly stand out. Last year, we shared several vignettes about our most memorable travel moments, varying from the electrifying to the embarrassing to the seemingly mundane. Read Next:…
Recently, I’ve taken to adapting the old Japanese proverb “fall down seven times, stand up eight” to our own wanderlust-fueled ways–with Jeremy and me, it’s all about “cross off seven destinations, add eight”. Our “to visit” list is longer now than it ever has been,…
November has been a month of plane rides: we took four in all, averaging one per week! We ended up flying back to the USA from Europe on November 15, evenly splitting our month between European travel and US travel–and as wonderful as it feels…