Tag: tips/recs
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Where to Eat & Drink in Paris
Probably the best thing about my trip to Paris was the consistently incredible food, wine, and cocktails! I don’t think I had a bad meal the entire time I was in France. With that in mind, I have a lot of recommendations for amazing places to check out. Apologies in advance for the limited food…
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Hitting the Slopes in Les 3 Vallées
Okay, first a confession: I did not actually “hit the slopes” in France. I meant to….but then I decided last minute that I didn’t want to because I was too nervous and wasn’t having fun. Anxiety wins this round. Instead I ended up hanging out with one of my friends in a ski chalet –…
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Biergarten & Castle Hopping in Munich
Munich is one of the few places internationally that I’ve now seen more than once and it was definitely worth the return trip. The city is beautiful and full of history, beautiful gardens and palaces, and (of course) lots of delicious beer. Sites & Itinerary We kicked off our Munich stay with a trip to…
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Czeching Out Prague
Three days in Prague honestly didn’t feel like enough. This has been one of those cities that surprised me with how impressive and wonderful it was and I hope to go back someday! Fortunately I was able to cover a lot of the highlights on this short trip, though. Sites & Itinerary For the first…
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How To: Pack a Carry-On for Long-Term Travel
There are few things more annoying when traveling than having to lug massive bags around everywhere. When traveling through southeast Asia I wanted to make sure I was packed efficiently in as few bags as possible so I limited myself to a carry-on and a backpack and managed to have everything I needed and more!…
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Day Tripping on the Pingxi Line
While I was in Taipei one of the best experiences I had was taking a one-day trip outside the city along the Pingxi Line. The Pingxi Line is an 8-mile-long train line traveling from Ruifang to Jingtong. It’s an incredibly easy and rewarding short trip from Taipei. There are many stops worth checking out along…
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3 Things I’m Glad I Bought for Travel (and 3 I’m Not)
In preparation for my most recent trip I read a ton of different blogs and other articles about what I should buy and pack to make life easier. And to be honest, some of the most-recommended items were my least used! In reality it would have been better to buy less and pack lighter, but…
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Top 5 Lessons from 8 Weeks of Travel
1. Pack Even Less Than You Think Not gonna lie, I thought I had this one down before leaving California. I had packed all my stuff and even removed a portion of what I initially packed. I was down to just 10 outfits for 8 weeks, which I thought is pretty good for women’s clothing!…
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3 Day Liveaboard in Komodo National Park
One of the things I really wanted to do on this trip was see real live dragons…. Komodo dragons! Komodo National Park is off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia and is a beautiful set of islands. And for some of those islands – there be dragons! We did a three day (really more…
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Travel Log: Khao Yai – Waterfalls, Macaques, and Leeches, Oh My!
The next section of our Southeast Asia trip was not originally planned. We were supposed to spend a couple days in Sumatra trekking and looking for orangutans. Unfortunately things got messed up with flight changes and we had to pivot so we chose to make a couple days trip just a few hours drive from…
The Wandering Hart 