This guide is broken into four chapters, outlining the best of our 9-day trip to São Miguel, the Azores, during mid-October: PART 1: Getting Around PART 2: Hiking + Swimming PART 3: Azorean Eats PART 4: What to Wear in the Azores <– you are here Part 4: What to Wear in the Azores…
When you’re on the road for an extended adventure, carrying lots of luggage can be draining, frustrating, and unnecessary. Rolling suitcases across ancient cobblestone street, dusty dirt roads and up many, many flights of stairs, makes the journey a whole lot less fun. This is exactly the situation where a well-edited travel capsule wardrobe can…
When we decided to have kids, it was on one condition: we needed to continue to travel! COVID threw a curve ball and put the traveling on hold for a couple years while we had our two kids, but with the borders opening up, it was time to get back out there. After A LOT…
When you have a big trip coming up, there are tons of moving parts: funding your trip, transportation, connections, lodging confirmations, language and culture notes, tour times, and ideas of things to do and places to eat. When you are traveling to a single destination, keeping it all straight is no big deal, but when…
If you think Europe is out of reach, or reserved for long vacations, think again. In this post I’ll show you how to plan a long weekend in Europe with a little preparation and a limited budget. I studied abroad in France while in college, and for a long time, I had great intentions of…
Wanderlust is a powerful force. It drives many of us to aspire to travel as much, as far, and as wide as possible, whenever possible. And while it’s a glorious and enlightening feeling, you also need to know how to prepare for long term travel so you don’t get stuck in a travel snafu while…
Why China? China is a huge country – nearly the size of the United States with terrain and people just as varied and diverse. There is plenty to see and experience in this rising world power and it would be great to understand the culture and the country a bit more, beyond what we see…
It’s 2018 (wooo!), which means you have a whole new year to knock a few destinations off your bucket lists. Don’t let “I don’t have the money” be an excuse this year! Use these six easy steps to save money for travel, and put your savings on autopilot. Even if you don’t have much of…
Hey Everyone! How’s your week been? As we get closer to the new year, you’re probably thinking about a new year’s resolution, or how you’d like to improve your life in 2018. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m always after the next big adventure. And 2018 is no exception: It’s shaping up to be the…
Hey everyone! I had a realization the other day: Food connects everyone: past, present, future, real, or otherwise. Food can bring the past to life, it can take you to other cultures around the world, and it even makes fictional characters a little more life-like! A recipe can transport you to a different time, place, or…