Sharing my real-life packing list for an extended winter getaway to Central Europe.
Traveling Light: A 10-Day Winter Carry-On Packing List for Prague and Vienna
Tag: Winter Travel
A Long Weekend Guide to Prague, Czech Republic
Sharing my essential weekend travel guide for your very first visit to Prague.
10 Tips for Visiting the Christmas Markets in Prague
Would you completely rearrange your travel itinerary and take a grueling, multi-leg flight home just to experience a city’s Christmas markets? Apparently for Michael and me, that answer was yes. Initially, it seemed logical to book our late November/early December trip to Prague and Vienna by flying to Prague first then moving on to Vienna. …
A First-Timers Long Weekend Guide to Vienna, Austria
Sausage and Christmas Markets. That’s what ultimately drew Michael and me to Vienna at the end of November. With a list of cities in front of us, all with matching airfare and travel dates, we stared at each other, completely at a loss for which to choose. You see, the problem with wanting to travel …
Checking In: A Review of magdas HOTEL in Vienna, Austria
Sharing my honest review of a stay at magdas HOTEL—a boutique hotel in Vienna, Austria — Choosing a hotel in a large, unfamiliar city is kind of overwhelming, isn’t it? With so many neighborhoods to consider and countless properties to sift through, narrowing down the options can be daunting. Even once you’ve chosen a specific …
What You Should Know Before Visiting the Vienna Christmas Markets + My Favorite Markets
For decades I dreamed of visiting the Christmas markets of Europe, with visions of Michael and me bundled up in our coats while holding mugs of steaming mulled wine and strolling row after row of vendors selling unique goods they handcrafted. But year after year, something got in the way. We’d already burned through our …
Traveling Light: Packing List for a Winter Weekend in Louisville, Kentucky
Sharing my real-life carry-on suitcase for a winter weekend in Louisville, Kentucky.
Urban Bourbon: The Perfect Weekend Travel Guide for Your First Visit to Louisville, Kentucky
Sharing a first-timers weekend guide for Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville has been on my list of places to visit forever. Not just for the bourbon (although definitely for the bourbon!), but for the classic attractions and the amazing things happening in the city’s dining scene alike. The problem? Flights from Charlotte are typically outside of my …
Traveling Light: A Winter Packing List for a Weekend in Boston
Opening up my suitcase—err, backpack—and sharing everything I packed for a weekend in Boston. Although I’ve always considered myself a “weekend travel blogger,” I suspect this year was the one where I truly took the most true “weekend” trips of all, departing on Saturday and returning on Sunday (in the past, I’d say I probably …
36 Hours in Boston and Cambridge
A quick weekend getaway guide to Boston and Cambridge—perfect for second-timers. As a travel blogger, I find myself spending more time than I’d like touring my site’s analytics. It’s tedious, but I get to learn so much about the kind of content you’re interested in. And when $75 round-trip tickets popped up for one of …