Travel Predictions: Top Destinations in the Next Five Years

A few years ago, it felt like everyone I knew was going to Iceland. I mean everyone – like that random girl from high school who you weren’t really friends with but for some reason still facebook friends type of everyone. Iceland’s influx of U.S. tourists inspired me to start predicting the next big destinations.… Continue reading Travel Predictions: Top Destinations in the Next Five Years

Top 10 Destinations from the Past Decade

Travel gives me a spark of joy unlike anything else. When we land from a 14-hour flight, I want to rush off the plane and experience it all. I’ve been fortunate to visit 11 countries and countless U.S. cities in the last 10 years. These 10 cities are my favorite from the past decade. Sonoma,… Continue reading Top 10 Destinations from the Past Decade

Two Weeks in Croatia and Slovenia

I hyped this trip all year. At the end of 2018, I knew we were going to Croatia and Slovenia in 2019. We typically take an international trip every other year. We had enough points to fly to anywhere in the world for free. I wrote Croatia on my bucket list in 2015. This is… Continue reading Two Weeks in Croatia and Slovenia

Booking Hotels Last Minute like a Crazy Person

In fairness, I didn’t realize it was crazy. I was giving Jon anxiety, but that’s nothing new. After the trip, I asked a few of Jon’s friends who recently took extended breaks from work to travel. I was confident they’d side with me on booking hotels on the fly. Nope. They both had them booked… Continue reading Booking Hotels Last Minute like a Crazy Person

Travel Stories from the Past 10 Years

As we head toward 2020 people started posting about what they’ve accomplished in the last ten years. Honestly, it’s crazy and overwhelming to think about the past ten years. We’ve done big things like getting married and moving away from our hometown. We’ve done crazy things like jumping out of an airplane and buying a… Continue reading Travel Stories from the Past 10 Years