Dan and I visited Denver for a long weekend last October. After spending two days exploring the city and the neighboring towns of Golden and Boulder, we decided to venture into the great outdoors to experience one of Colorado’s…
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It rains a lot in the Netherlands, but when the sun is shining the weather is absolutely perfect. This past Saturday was one of those days. Now that fall is in full swing and winter is just around the…
There’s no better way to experience the Autumn colors of New York’s Hudson Valley region than at the Storm King Art Center. It’s also just 1.5 hours away by train (and the same by car), making it one of…
Whether you're planning on renting a camper van or heading into the wilderness, you may want to pick up a few items to improve your Icelandic camping experience. For this post I've put together a packing list to get…
I've been to Iceland a total of three times so far. The first was a 9-day trip around the famous Ring Road, which ended up being where my boyfriend and I would become engaged (more on that later!). The…
Iceland is a camp-enthusiast’s dream come true! It’s unbelievably beautiful. You can camp (nearly) anywhere. The water is so pure you can drink straight from rivers and streams. And in the summer months when it’s warmest (June, July, and…
During our trip to Portugal's Algarve region this past August, we visited a number of beautiful beaches along the country's western and southern coasts. After visiting one of the most beautiful beaches near Aljezur, called Praia da Bordeira, we happened upon…
Sintra, Portugal, is a small town just an hour train ride from Lisbon, making it a very popular destination for day-trippers from the nearby capital city. The forested, hilly area surrounding Sintra has a much milder climate than the…
This past Memorial Day weekend, I visited the three towns of Martha’s Vineyard as a day trip from Cape Cod with my husband and mother. We took our bikes over with us on the ferry so we could do…
Dan and I spent a magical few days exploring the Loire Valley in France with Amboise serving as our home base. We stayed in a "troglodyte" cave, visited chateaus, and samples the local sparkling wine, but the highlight of…