Happy Weekend! This weekend Michael and I are doing a bit of travel planning and booking (yay!). It has been weird to go so many months without a destination to plan for (though my time online has at least been geared toward finding links like the ones below!). This post contains affiliate links and I …
Brews and Views: A Comprehensive Travel Guide to Asheville, North Carolina
Have you heard it too? You casually mention that you’re considering a little getaway in the Southeast, and then they say, “Well, what about Asheville?” Michael and I have heard this countless times over the past few years; suddenly it seemed like everyone was either planning a trip to the North Carolina city or had …
Journal | 2.2.19
Happy Groundhog Day! I hope those of you in the Midwest have weathered the polar vortex safely—I am fully unable to grasp just how cold the temperatures you’ve experienced this week really are. But thankfully we can trust that rodent up in Pennsylvania to predict the weather, and spring is going to come early this …
Exploring the Gulf Coast: A Day Trip Guide to St. Petersburg, Florida
At the start of the year, Michael and I made a resolution: visit one Florida destination every month. Twelve months and countless adventures later, we still felt like we’d barely scratched the surface of everything the Sunshine State has to offer. Choosing our final stop was no easy task. This post contains affiliate links and …
Journal | 1.26.19
Happy Saturday! Brrr… it’s cold here today (I thought this was supposed to be Florida?), and we’re about to head over to our old place to finish the cleaning process so we can be officially moved out. That’s probably the thing I hate most about moving: having to clean your old place when you’re still …
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Gifts for Your Fellow Adventurer
I promise I won’t be offended if you roll your eyes at this post. I get it—many people find the holiday utterly insufferable with all of the forced “romanticism” and capitalist gifting. Whether you love or hate the holiday, I’ve rounded up a few items that any travel-lover would adore, regardless of whether these are …
Journal | 1.20.19
Happy Weekend! These posts usually appear on Saturday, but after moving all day yesterday, I was a bit too tuckered out to open my laptop. We’re about 80% moved, which feels good. The rest of our weekend will be spent unpacking, transporting the last few items, and cleaning our old place – which means that …
How to Outsmart a Pickpocket: 15 Items with Hidden Pockets
Google “Paris pickpockets” and you’ll receive nearly a million results. The city is famous for its landmarks and pastries, yes, but it’s also famous for something else: pickpocketing. In the months leading up to our first trip to the City of Light in 2014, I spent hours online researching scams and pickpocketing techniques (it’s an …
A Bit of France in Florida: Attending the Pétanque Amelia Island Open
I first encountered the sport Pétanque (also called Boules) when I was researching for my very first trip to France back in 2014. Upon arrival, I witnessed the cutthroat nature and unshakeable camaraderie of the players Michael and I saw in the parks of Paris and so were inspired to attend the largest tournament in …
Journal | 1.12.19
What a week it has been (and not in a delightful way). This week Michael and I have been slowly but surely going through our things and packing what we want to move in boxes, and hauling the rest away to other places that may use them. Books have made their way to Little Free …