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City Guide: Off Duty in Reykjavik

If a country’s capital says anything about the country as a whole, then Iceland according to downtown Reykjavik is modern, yet calmly paced; charming, though not overly showy; and refreshingly friendly, but not in the in-your-face-all-smiles ways of the US. The southwestern island micro-metropolis and northernmost geographical capital city in the world feels like a…

6 Simple Ways to Build Your Travel Fund

My husband and I are gearing up to head to Hawaii for the second time and we can hardly wait! We went for the first time in August 2017 for our honeymoon and visited the islands of Oahu and Maui. Upon stepping off the airport we immediately fell in love with the island life and…

Road Trip Down Iceland’s Golden Circle Loop

Ask anyone who’s ever been to Iceland by way of Reykjavik, and one of the first things they’ll tell you they did while they were here was hit the road to embark on the Golden Circle loop. And, unlike some tourist traps that are obligatory yet in reality not worth the hype, the Golden Circle…

New Zealand Take Me Back!

by Katie Thurlow
March 4, 2019

Kia Ora! (or hello) Have you ever been to a place that no matter how much time you spend there it is not enough? New Zealand is that place for me. I have wanted to go back ever since I returned to the United States. Who am I kidding, I never wanted to leave! When…

Checklist: 11 Things To Do The Day Before You Go On Vacation

As I write this, I am currently in Australia’s Gold Coast. This trip to Australia is the longest and furthest one I am taking all year, and because of this, the week leading up to my trip has been – as expected – a bit chaotic. There were a million things I needed to sort…