Travel, Travel Products, Wish Lists and Gift Ideas

The Best Cyber Weekend Deals of 2018: Travel Edition

Alyssa sits on the floor in a room with her laptop and a notebook

Happy Friday, friends! (Or rather, Happy Black Friday!). Today I’m sharing a curated roundup of travel-friendly items on sale this weekend from retailers all over the web. I know you’re already bombarded with emails (even my very clean email inbox had thirty sales emails in it this morning) and blog posts on the subject, but …

Travel, Travel Tips

Dinner Party Survival Kit: 20 Travel-Themed Conversation Starters

Alyssa sets a vegetable tart down on the Thanksgiving Table

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so grateful for you all, and I hope you’re spending this day surrounded by loved ones. I’m keeping things short and sweet today with a list of twenty travel-themed questions you can print, cut, and pass around to your friends and family to answer and share. Have a small group? Each person …

Belgium, Destinations, Travel

The Ultimate Travel Guide for Ghent, Belgium

View of Ghent from Gravensteen

My top picks for a weekend in Ghent, Belgium – including all the best places to eat, drink, and shop!

Belgium, Food, Recipes

A Recipe Inspired by a Trip to Belgium: Sugar-Studded Liege Waffles

A tray of liege waffles

While in Belgium recently, I can’t even begin to tell you how much time Michael and I spent hunched over our phones, searching for “Best Liege waffles in *current Belgian city*,” which is probably good because it would really be an embarrassing number calculated in hours, not minutes. All in search of an ultimately elusive …

Destinations, Luxembourg, Travel

36 Hours in Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

I think I got off on the wrong foot with little Luxembourg. My journey by train from Amsterdam was met with sudden route changes, extending my transit time from the better part of a morning to a full seven hours – which meant I was filled with a bit of regret before Michael and I …

Journal

Journal | 11.10.18

Happy Weekend! If you’re based in the U.S., are you off of work on Monday? Are there some people in your household who are off (of work or school), and others who are not? There are a few days throughout the year like Veteran’s Day where I’m off and Michael has to work – and …

Travel, Travel Tips

20 Questions You Should Ask a Potential Travel Partner Before You Leave Home

A hand holds a Paris Guide Book

Take a moment to ask these questions of your friend/mom/boyfriend before you travel with them!

Destinations, Netherlands, Travel

Dutch Day Trip Guide for Delft and The Hague

Alyssa stands in front of a canal in Delft

Tell someone you’re heading to Delft and they’ll immediately conjure up either: mental pictures of scenic canals and swimming patterns of blue and white pottery, or a faintly hidden look of confusion. Delft is tiny yet has been established on the tourist trek – but if you’re willing to give a wide berth to the …