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On my recent trip to Amsterdam, I had plenty of opportunities to explore Amsterdam’s café scene during my week in the city, particularly after a rough flight over. There are many, many great places to get your caffeine fix, but I found a surprising number of duds. Looking for more? Find all of my guides …
I’m just going to come out and say it: finding somewhere to eat in Amsterdam is no easy feat. Not because there are few options, or because the quality is poor – but because there are so many delicious choices that selecting one means you sacrifice an incredible meal somewhere else. Looking for more? Find …
As a travel blogger, I receive 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 (and despite what you read online, flights aren’t always cheaper on Tuesdays), but my trips to destinations further afield tend to follow …
Does it feel like Fall where you are? I am currently staring down 90°F+ temperatures in the upcoming weather forecast and dreading it a bit! This weekend Michael and I are beginning to set out some of our Autumn and Halloween decorations to see if that will help. This post contains affiliate links and I …
I am back! Things have been fairly quiet over here and on the ‘gram because I was so busy enjoying myself in Europe and relishing simply being away. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking one of these links But, despite my love …
I’ve written before about my love for Airbnb, but today I want to share a few tips on how to find your perfect “home” out in the world. Why choose Airbnb when there are perfectly good, well-rated hotels nearly everywhere you want to go? I find that hotels put a distance between you and the …
*Infomercial voice* Do you like brownies? Do you like making brownies? Do you like making brownies because you get to lick the spoon, and sometimes you “accidentally” are bad at scraping the contents of your mixing bowl into the pan so you can eat more batter out of the bowl?* Because if you’re the kind …
noma, the restaurant by New Nordic Cuisine pioneers Rene Redzepi and Claus Meyer, is reopening soon with a new concept, so I thought I’d share our experiences dining at the restaurant’s first iteration back in June 2015. Edit: Since publishing this trip down memory lane, the restaurant has reinvented itself multiple times—head here to learn …
Michael and I often talk about our favorite meal of our trip to Italy: the pasta carbonara at da Enzo al 29. Impossibly silky, rich, and savory, carbonara is my desert-island meal. But back home from Italy, we soon discovered that Florida is a desert island for carbonara lovers. Well, what do you do? You …
“Oh, and by the way, there is a fuel shortage due to a strike and you may have trouble filling your rental before you return,” the car rental associate explained after the papers were signed and the keys were in our hand. Michael and I looked at each other, relaying our horror without words. This …