This January, my husband and I revisited Fiji! We stayed at beautiful Shangri-La Resort and really enjoyed our time exploring the culture and unwinding at the beach. I wanted to put this post together to share a realistic view of what a short resort stay might cost in Fiji when flying from the US, and to share a few tips to save money on a … Continue reading Fiji for Two on a Budget
This past April, we took an incredible G Adventures overland camping tour of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. We spent 15 days with a small group of other 18-to-30-somethings camping in tents and traveling everywhere in the Lando. We saw the incredible natural wonders of the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, and Matobo Hills and spotted wildlife on two river cruises and four game drives. It … Continue reading 30 Awesome Things To Do in Southern Africa
Like many people, I’ve been itching to scratch “See the Northern Lights” off my bucket list for ages. Back in March, there was an amazing display that could be seen throughout most of Minnesota and I… missed it. I had no idea until the next day, when my social media was filled with gorgeous pictures of the Northern Lights! I vowed I wouldn’t make the … Continue reading How to See the Northern Lights (And Why Now’s the Perfect Time To Book Your Trip!)
As you know, I love spending long weekends in different US cities–and those trips can be surprisingly affordable too! In January this year, we spent a fantastic long weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. While we enjoyed the architecture, friendly people, warm (to us!) weather, music, and museums (I can see why the WW2 Museum was ranked as the #3 museum in the US on TripAdvisor!), … Continue reading 20 Must-Try New Orleans Foods & Drinks
In October 2022, I took a great trip with my dad up to Canada to see polar bears in the wild. We spent five days hanging out in Winnipeg, doing Canadian things like going to a hockey game, visiting the polar bears at Assiniboine Park Zoo, and checking out the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, but the highlight of the trip was definitely the … Continue reading Review of Frontiers North One-Day Polar Bear Adventure
Over Memorial Day weekend this year, we visited Asheville, North Carolina. We’d heard good things about its natural areas and outdoor activities, proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (not to mention the Blue Ridge Parkway!), the Biltmore Estate, and its breweries and restaurants. It also happened to be over our eighth wedding anniversary, so we had fun celebrating that on this trip as well! … Continue reading 12 Reasons to Visit Asheville, North Carolina
This month we took an excellent trip to Florida. We flew to Tampa and drove all around southern Florida, hanging out at beaches, looking for wildlife, eating great food, watching sunsets, and taking a nice warm break from the harsh Minnesota winter! I wanted to share our itinerary so you can plan your own trip to Florida, so here’s a brief look at what we … Continue reading Florida Road Trip: 10 Days in Tampa, Miami, the Everglades & the Keys
Nothing says calm like a room full of books. When traveling, I love looking out for beautiful libraries or interesting bookstores to stop by, and I thought I’d share my personal favorites. This list of twenty-two gorgeous bookstores and libraries starts with a few I’ve been lucky enough to visit, and includes more I hope to visit in the future! 1. Austrian National Library – … Continue reading 22 Beautiful Libraries & Bookstores for Your Bucket List
Since international travel wasn’t safe or possible during most of this year, we decided to explore an area of our home state, Minnesota, a little more in-depth this September with a one-week camping trip along the North Shore along Lake Superior. We’d explored this area before, especially around the Duluth area, but hadn’t done a camping trip before. The third week of September was a … Continue reading Autumn Camping Trip on Minnesota’s North Shore
I’ve been a fan of Vienna ever since I read some of Eva Ibbotson’s novels as a kid. As I learned more over the years–of Gustav Klimt and the Secession movement, its musical past (Beethoven, Mozart, and many others had connections to the city), the winter ball season, the Spanish Riding School with its prancing white Lipizzaners stallions–I fell even more in love with the … Continue reading 36 Hours in Vienna