If you go on social media, there’s always someone telling us how to have THE perfect trip or where you MUST go to experience a destination the BEST way. Or, my favorite, what a “real” traveler does and doesn’t do. This post isn’t about that. I’m not here to tell you to open ten different…

Some call it a microbreak, others call it a mini-cation or micro-cation. I believe the Brits call it a mini break. Either way, my challenge to you is to plan at least one microbreak in the upcoming months!  What’s a Microbreak? Generally speaking, a microbreak is around 3-4 days. It’s slightly longer than a normal…

Will travel for cheese! Like wine and chocolate, I’m always amazed at how much goes into creating all the varieties of cheese we come across in our day to day lives. There’s so much history and tradition behind each variety, it makes planning a cheese-themed trip all the more fun! Below is a list of…

There is nothing more terrifying and more empowering than mastering public transport in a new destination! It’s kind of like driving. After one or two times, the experience is second nature. But the lead up? Nerve wracking! Just like you don’t want to be the person causing a traffic jam on the highway as a…

South Dakota is known as “the land of infinite variety,” and nowhere does that ring truer than in its Black Hills and Badlands regions out west. I loved filming our “Black Hills” episode here because we really put that nickname to the test, and I was left wondering, yet again, why any state but especially…

I know lately it seems like traveling is getting more and more complicated. Deadly virus on a cruise ship. A whole airline going bankrupt and closing down seemingly overnight. Shifting political tensions every other week. Price hikes across the board. For many, it’s as though booking that summer vacation to Italy no longer seems worth…