European travel dreams are nothing new and every traveler we come into contact with has amazing stories of what delighted, disappointed and surprised them when they took on the great European Travel Adventure. One of the things that we like hearing about are all the situations that travelers encounter that made them take a second…
Pivot! 5 Travel Challenges and What To Do!
Sometimes the very things that give us travel stress can show themselves regardless of the great planning we do. We know, we know! It seems that no matter how hard you try, some sort of issue rears its ugly head just when you think you’ve got it covered. We’ve heard them all and perhaps we…
Gift Experience!
As everyone is out and about on Black Friday tracking down all those deals, I’m sitting back enjoying a little well deserved me time. After all, I did 16 hours in the kitchen yesterday! So, why am I not out there hoofing it from store to store? I gift experience! My gifts to my family…
100 Ways Travel Makes Us Thankful
It’s that time of year! We’re so excited! Travel is a powerful force in our lives and sharing our love of it is a total passion project. So, this Thanksgiving, we say thank you. We have plenty to be thankful for like our family, our travel partner, and all of the moments that we share…
Art Class
Art doesn’t have to be an overwhelming experience. There are moments to connect with art that make it an amazing part of anyone’s travel experience. So, don’t avoid art That said, let take a minute to talk about… Naked art and the American aesthetic… … takes some time to understand and be comfortable with. We…
5 European museums to discover (and 5 to skip)
Skip The Louvre and take on the magnificent Czartoryski in Krakow La Jaconde by Leonardo DaVinci was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The headlines of the day were sensational with the art caper and the incident sparked her modern fame. Yet, while the world waits in line to view the Mona Lisa behind bullet…
Too Much Italy!
Toe to knee, the boot of Italy is a country chock full of amazing sites and flavors that make it one of the most requested tours we have! And for good reason, Italy does not disappoint. What we notice the most about travelers who want to take on the great italian adventure is that they…
The Realities of European Travel
So, you’ve read every page of your guide book, you’ve scoured instagram and looked at every picture, you’ve been through every post on those facebook destination forums and you’ve noted every restaurant pick from all those tik toks- you’ve pre-booked every experience and you’ve got it all written down in a perfectly color coded timeline….
The 18th Arrondissment
Once upon a time… Scratch that. Instead, I should probably begin with “once upon a bajillion tourists!” The fact is, the Montmartre area of Paris is something to behold! Each year, thousands upon thousands depend on the charming arrondissment as they search out it’s former life as an artist’s colony. It was this rag tag…
Agriturismos: Italy’s best kept secret.
I was walking through a lovely vineyard with a local vintner enjoying the North Italian sunshine when he stopped and asked me a very abrupt question. “How did you find this place?” he asked me in wonder. At first, I didn’t know how to take his question but then it occurred to me that he…