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Sharing your essential weekend guide to a creative city in Western Kentucky: Paducah As a weekend travel enthusiast, I am always thrilled when a new direct route is announced at my hometown airport – doubly so when that route turns out to have those magical Friday evening to Sunday afternoon flight times. So when it …
Art. Architecture. Industry. Music. Those are just a few of the reasons visitors choose to make a trip to Detroit, Michigan. They were mine, too – but each was merely a cherry on top of the real reason I was there: Pizza. Specifically, pizza for Michael, as it was his birthday – the man wanted …
Considering a quick trip to Albany? Here’s your car-free guide for a fun getaway to New York’s capital city.
What you need to know before you take a day trip to a distillery, Cantaritos el Güero #1, and the town of Tequila, Mexico.
It’s true that overtourism has taken hold of Barcelona. When you combine a dense, walkable city with a multitude of sights and rich culture, there can be no other result. Even during my visit in October, which is shoulder season, the crowds in parts of the city were unbearable. But sometimes you simply have to …
Though I once sang their praises for their return shipping refund (which ended in November 2022), I learned the hard way not to use the PayPal platform for any foreign transactions. You see, last month we booked several Airbnbs for our trip to Spain and Italy, and to avoid Airbnb’s conversion fees, I always book …
I nearly titled this post “Troubles in the Triangle,” because it was a rollercoaster of a trip. Not because anything really went wrong in the cities themselves, but because our flights home kept getting canceled, doubling our trip length. But despite moments of panic at the thought of incurring unexpected expenses and trying to handle …
Michael’s answer to where he wanted to go for his birthday was the same as last year: “The beach.” “Are you sure?” I asked. “Absolutely,” he replied, and off I went exploring both of Florida’s coasts on Airbnb. I compiled a short list of places to stay, and he chose a small studio in John’s …
Museo Frida Kahlo, check. Palacio de Bellas Artes, check. Museo Nacional de Antropología, check. If you’ve been to Mexico City once before, but only for a few days – this post’s for you. (And if you haven’t? Check out my first Mexico City trip recap). I’ve already shared a few posts from my second trip …
We read through countless guides and blog posts detailing how to get to the pyramids of Teotihuacan before deciding to book an Airbnb Experience, and even then we were somewhat on the fence about booking a tour. You see, I feel a degree of pride in forming our travel plans independently, in part because of …