The Amalfi Coast is well-known for many things — swanky infinity pools, limoncello, and one particularly famous white-knuckle drive. What is perhaps less known are the many options for those looking for more active ways to enjoy the great…
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12 Days in Morocco: Marrakech, Merzouga, Fes & Chefchaouen
This April, we crossed a big one off the bucket list and made our first trip to Africa! Morocco has been on my list for quite some time. I’d seen countless beautiful photos online over the past several years…
Spring in the Netherlands is a glorious time of year. The dark and windy days of winter are replaced with blue skies and sun, which is especially exciting because it signals the beginning of tulip season! The months of…
Niagara Falls lies right on the border between the US and Canada. Despite living in the same state as the American side of the falls, the long drive between New York City and the border with Ontario kept us…
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7 Days in Peru: Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu & the Amazon Rain Forest
In July of 2014, I hopped on a plane at New York’s JFK airport, heading south for my first (and so far, only) trip to South America. The destination was Peru: land of colorful textiles, llamas, and of course…
Going on a ski trip to the Swiss Alps was near the top of my bucket list, and I was finally able to cross that one off the list the last weekend of January. I’ve been to Switzerland many…
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10 Days in Croatia: Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes & the Dalmatian Islands
Following our destination wedding in Iceland in August of 2017, my husband and I flew to Croatia for a 10-day trip around the country, including stops in Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and three of the Dalmatian Islands. Several…
This past Saturday was unusually sunny and not too cold, so Dan and I made the most of the nice weather by visiting the open-air museum Zaanse Schans. Within a few hours, we toured the inside of one of…
The Netherlands has an excellent public transportation network, making it quick and easy to take a day trip from the country’s capital city of Amsterdam. In this post, I’ve outlined 12 of the best day trips from Amsterdam. For each…
This August, we spent a full week in Portugal — half of the time was spent in and around Lisbon and the other half was in the southern Algarve region. Lisbon was great and the beaches in the Algarve…