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Do you ever find yourself walking through a museum chock full of priceless works of art or millennia of human history, only to find yourself sighing from boredom? Guess what? You’re not alone. There’s a century-old term for this feeling – Museum Fatigue – and I suffer from it, too. It took visiting a few …
Let’s dive into a taboo topic today: money. And not only reading about money, or spending money – today we’ll be talking about money in a way that we hate: talking about it with other people. I briefly mentioned this topic in a previous post [20 questions you should ask a potential travel partner before …
Happy Sunday! We’re supposed to be finalizing plans for our trip to Minneapolis next week, but Michael is mostly just scrolling Reddit and showing me things like, “Imagine ‘pineapples’ is pronounced like Minneapolis.” Lately, my energy levels are practically at zero. I think some of it has to do with the fact that the high …
I get a lot of questions about how far out to book a trip and how to create an itinerary. There is no right or wrong answer of course (despite what you read online, flights aren’t always cheaper on Tuesdays, for example), but my trips to destinations further afield tend to follow a similar booking …
I love traveling with just my carry-on. The clothes inside have been carefully selected, I’m left with a free hand to navigate directions on my phone or eat ice cream (this scenario is the most likely), and I can hoist my own bag into the overhead bin, thank you very much. I don’t think I’ll …
Happy Saturday! Boy, did this week feel ever-so-long after last week’s holiday. Despite feeling a tad under the weather this week, I’ve still managed to have a pretty productive week of travel planning. I even took a salsa dancing class with Michael! Have you ever taken dance classes? Though we attended as a couple, we …
1. Stop shopping I realize that shopping might not be everyone’s weakness, but it’s definitely mine, particularly when I’m stressed, bored, hungry, or tired. Close the tabs, empty the carts (digital and IRL), and unsubscribe from the emails. Determine what marketing tactics work for you, and do the exact opposite (e.g. if pretty displays in …
I’ve mentioned ways Michael and I save to fund our trips before, but today I want to share how we go about finding airfare when we are booking flights for long weekends (or regular weekends!) away. This post is not sponsored but contains affiliate links. I may receive a small commission (at no cost to …
Michael and I booked our recent trip to Italy only a month and a half in advance which didn’t give us much time to plan, let alone learn a new language! Planning took priority of course; we wanted to make sure we had places to stay and a means of getting there. Between those, we …