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…
How to Spend a Long Weekend in South Central Alaska: A 4-Day Travel Guide
Unlike most places in the United States, Alaska is far, remote, and a bit tricky travel to. Even from Seattle, the closest possible big city in the US, a flight to Anchorage still rings in at more than 3 hours one way. But despite its remote location, over 1.5 million tourists travel to the 49th…
Women Empowering Women!
“As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.” – Virginia Woolf Prior to Wild Bum, I founded a business called Wildhive. I’ve blogged about it before – both share a common thread in that at their core lives play, adventure and community! Wildhive has always been very…
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!
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…