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Another 10×10 Challenge is in the books! Find the previous Spring 10×10 posts here: Preview | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-10 I wanted to share my thoughts on the Spring 10×10 with you after I’ve had a little time to mull it over. On the agenda today is a look at all ten outfits, my …
On Monday I shared my final looks for the 10 x 10 Challenge, and now that I’ve returned to my full wardrobe and had a few days to reflect on the challenge, I wanted to share my final thoughts. See all the Winter 10 x 10 Posts here: Preview | Days 1 – 3 | …
I mentioned in Monday’s post that Michael and I took a trip to New York City last year in lieu of our typical gift exchange. It wasn’t that we grew tired of finding special gifts for the other person; we both love it when we find that perfect item we think the other will enjoy. …
In Monday’s post, I shared that Michael and I were beginning a three-day detox to help get our bodies back on track after traveling. Well, here we are on the other side – we made it! This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking …
Because of the serious calorie deficits, I’ve never thought that a juice cleanse or soup cleanse was a good idea (trendy or not, it doesn’t really sound like fun!)—but sometimes I find it hard to settle back into a healthy routine after returning home from a trip. Although Michael and I eat with abandon while …
As I’ve mentioned before, I often get asked how Michael and I fund our travels, though rarely directly. Most people ask, “How do you get to do all that?” rather than, “How can you afford it?” But the underlying question is clear. We won’t pretend we haven’t had some privileges in life, but we also …
Michael and I have been taking a trip to Europe every summer over the last four years, and each time we’ve brought along one additional item that you might not expect: a journal to capture both the important and mundane parts of each and every travel day. It takes patience and diligence to keep a …
Sharing some of my best tips for avoiding tourist trap restaurants
“If you don’t know it already, your flight has been canceled,” she said over the intercom, almost mockingly. Michael and I had been at the Milan airport for nearly nine hours when we heard this announcement. We’d shopped all there was to shop, eaten all we could manage to eat, and surfed the internet as …
Michael and I held off on applying for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry Program for years, in part because of cost ($100? We can buy a plane ticket for that!) and also because none of the nearby enrollment centers had hours that would fit in with our work schedules. Note: The cost …