Hiking in Costa Brava, Spain offers even the busiest travelers the chance to get out into nature… After our fast-paced Morocco adventure, we decided (needed) to slow down and make camp in the quiet, seaside town of Sant Feliu de Guixoles in northeastern Spain. Thanks to the fact that it was shoulder season (we love shoulder […]
Wherever we roam, Justin and I are more likely to seek out off-the-beaten track activities to more touristic options. But, when a guided excursion ventures into vast, sun-touched sand dunes, familiar routes become quite reasonable. Which is why deciding on visiting the Sahara Desert in Morocco was easy – the only question in our minds was, […]
Renting a car in Morocco is an easy and fun way to see amazing sights (like the Sahara Desert!) That said, there are a number of country-specific quirks you want to know before hitting the road. Here are our best tips for renting a car in Morocco: 1) Follow speed limits religiously – The main reason […]
We recently crossed two thresholds: three years of full-time travel in which time we visited 40 countries! Happy Anniversary! After a fast-paced month in Morocco, Hillary and I were glad to take a few weeks to decompress on Costa Brava: the northern coast of Spain. The beautiful trails that follow the natural rock formations, pebble and […]
Like Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia’s capital city is often reduced to the cliché of East meets West. But in fact, Tbilisi is more of melting pot. More than 100 distinct ethnic groups –including Armenians, Russians, Jews, and Greeks — live peaceably in the midst of the majority Georgian population. Synagogues sit next to Orthodox Cathedrals, […]
When traveling the world, we always try to look for the beauty in things. That said, there are few places that straight-up look like a fairy tale come to life. But Romania’s Transylvania region is exactly that. Back before we left California, what we knew about Transylvania was gleaned from the various iterations of Dracula…and Young Frankenstein. So, basically, […]
Happy New Year! 2017 has been another landmark year of travel for us. The more we travel, the more we appreciate the world in all its diversity ,and the more we understand how fortunate we are to be able to have the adventures that we have. This past year was full of the most unexpected […]
When Justin and I decided to explore Athens, Greece, this past July, we knew we wanted to plan a trip to one of the many islands easily reached from that capital city’s port. But which to choose? More popular destinations, like Hydra, promised a wealth of beauty and charm, of course, but we were looking […]
