After a 14-hour flight and two layovers, we landed on Sunday in Zagreb, Croatia. Here’s the thing about Europe on a Sunday – a lot of shit is closed. I’ve been burned by this many times. I respect it but it’s not fun when you are a silly American who needs a tampon. It’s almost… Continue reading The Time I Tried to Buy Tampons in Croatia on a Sunday
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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
Highlights from 2019
2019, you are the year I stopped putting things off to start prioritizing what mattered. I kicked off the year by finally meeting my friend halfway between Dallas and Austin for a much-needed date. We had talked about it for years, but we finally made it happen. When stress consistently woke me up at 6… Continue reading Highlights from 2019
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
Truffle Hunting in Croatia
“How do you feel about truffle hunting? There will be dogs.” We were five days into our two week trip to Croatia and Slovenia. I had only booked accommodations for five nights. So we are sitting in Lovran enjoying the beachside vibe and decided it was time to move on to our next destination. Rick… Continue reading Truffle Hunting in Croatia
Cinque Terre and the pickpocket
We’re eight days into a two-week trip and have fallen into the groove of travel and Italy. We greet each other with Buongiorno and everything is prego. Until it’s not. We are saying our final goodbye to Cinque Terre, my favorite place in this world. We are waiting for the regional train to stop in… Continue reading Cinque Terre and the pickpocket
Visiting Wineries in Croatia
I wasn’t expecting to find wineries in Croatia when I started planning our two week trip to Croatia and Slovenia last year. My sole reason for visiting Croatia was to hike in Plitvice Lakes National Park. Everything after that was a bonus. But as y’all know I’m all about the wine. We checked out these… Continue reading Visiting Wineries in Croatia