On my trip to Europe with Carrie we ended up staying in Maria Alm, a lovely ski town located a two hour train ride south of Salzburg in the Austrian Alps. Her husband’s parents had time share credit they needed to use, so Carrie used it at Alpenland Sporthotel there. I had never heard of Maria Alm before – and I’m not a particularly big … Continue reading 19 Photos that Prove Maria Alm, Austria is a Winter Wonderland
This year, my big international trip was to a few places in Oceania. My husband and I set off for almost three weeks of fun in Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia in November and I’m so excited to share our trip with you all! I accidentally booked the wrong flight on the way out, so that we ended up spending 24 hours in Long Beach, … Continue reading Oceania Trip 2018
Originally when we were thinking about traveling to Australia, we were going to focus our time around the Sydney area. We knew we only had about a week to give, so we couldn’t do a full road trip around the continent (as I’d love to do someday!) so we figured we could spend our time in Sydney and its surrounds. But then we made some … Continue reading Reefs & Rainforest: 10 Fun Things To Do Near Cairns, Australia
After checking out the sights around Rotorua and Tongariro National Park, our next stop on New Zealand’s North Island was Waitomo, where you can see the famous glowworm caves! Those are a fantastic experience, but we found plenty of other things to do in the beautiful Waitomo area as well. (1) Glowworm Tour Options There are many options to see glowworms around Rotorua, including the … Continue reading Glowworms & More: 5 Things to Do in Waitomo, New Zealand
The city of Rotorua and its surrounding area (which I’ll say includes Taupo for the sake of this post) is a small town along the lake of the same name on New Zealand’s North Island. It really is a must-visit if you’re touring NZ, and you’ll find a wide variety of things to do there. Read on for a few must-dos, as well as suggestions … Continue reading 8 Rotorua, New Zealand Must-Dos
Originally our “Oceania trip” was just going to be a week in New Zealand and a week in Australia. But while looking to book a flight to New Zealand and thinking about how difficult it was going to be to get up and drive around NZ’s North Island after flying for nearly 24 hours and changing so many time zones, I had a stroke of … Continue reading 12 Reasons to Do a Stopover in Fiji
I didn’t set out to spend time exploring Long Beach, California. In fact, we only ended up there at all because I accidentally booked the wrong flight to Los Angeles. It was a day earlier than our LA to Fiji flight, so we ended up needing to spend about 24 hours in the Los Angeles region. LA and the cities around it are a pretty … Continue reading 24 Hours in Long Beach, California
My husband and I took an amazing trip to Peru this November. We spent about a week in Cusco and the Sacred Valley exploring Inca archaeological sites (including, of course, Machu Picchu!), then traveled to the Tambopata Reserve of the Amazon, where spent an incredible five days spotting wildlife in the rainforest and on lakes and the Tambopata River. Finally, we finished the trip with … Continue reading Peru
We finished up our tour of Peru with a couple of days in Lima. We had less time there than we would have liked, partially because of a delayed flight from Cusco, but still managed to have an enjoyable time! Top Tips for Visiting Lima – Some areas of Lima are not very safe for tourists. We stayed in Miraflores and had no problems at … Continue reading Peru: Lima
After our time in the Andes, we needed a change of pace so we headed to one of Peru’s other famous regions–the Amazon Rainforest. We stayed at a jungle lodge for four days and took wildlife-viewing excursions on foot and by boat everyday… it was an amazing experience! Top Tips for Visiting the Amazon – Weigh your options before choosing your rainforest excursion. There are … Continue reading Peru: Amazon Rainforest (Tambopata Reserve)