Ireland is known for being a fan favorite destination. I thought at first that its popularity was maybe because it’s a good destination for Americans who want to travel internationally to an English-speaking location, and there are just less of those to rank. But that they speak English is actually the least enticing thing about…
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Eating Vegetarian in Japan
Apart from the whole not eating meat thing, I usually consider myself pretty open to trying new foods. However, in Japan, I found myself as picky as an entitled toddler! I feel a little ashamed to write this post, if I’m honest, but I want to share my true experience. We cruised around Japan with…
Four Faves: Ireland and Northern Ireland
It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on this site, and almost as long that we didn’t get to travel due to a certain virus that I don’t think I need to name. But despite it feeling like I’d never get to leave my state (or house) again, we did eventually get to break…
My Favorite Types of Travel Photos
Every photographer has certain compositions they’re drawn to. Here are some of the types of pictures I seem to take over and over. Landscapes This is pretty obvious. Can you be a travel photographer if you don’t get at least some landscape shots? Vignettes It’s nice to focus in on the details sometimes. They tell…
Instagram VS Reality – Travel Blogger Edition
I like to think I’m pretty decent at taking photos and getting better at travel photography each trip, but when I stop and compare my shots to successful travel Instagammers… oh boy! I gotta work on my popular influencer shots! 🙂 Below are some Instagram travel blogger tropes and two examples of each, followed by…
The Little Things I Miss
In my last post, I wrote about how I’ve been spending all my time lately since the pandemic hit. And while I’ve found ways to keep busy and find some joy in life at home, there are of course some things about travel that just are not the same here. In honor of Rick Steves’…
How to Choose Travel Shoes
I am not very qualified to write a guide to good travel shoes, so that’s not what this is going to be. But I’ve read lots and lots of other people’s recommendations and travel shoe blog posts and usually been let down, cursing my sore feet. If you can relate to that, maybe I’m not…
Switzerland by Train: A 10-day Itinerary
Train travel is fabulous in Switzerland. If you buy a Swiss Travel Pass, you can use the trains as often as you want for one initial price. Although try not to do what we did: We booked our flights for a total of 10 days in the country before realizing that the Swiss Passes only…
Eating Vegetarian in Switzerland
My post on my vegetarian week in Norway seems to be fairly popular, so let’s do another one! How easy is it to eat vegetarian in Switzerland? Very!! Several of the meals I ate in Switzerland are my best travel meals to date! Every restaurant we went to had an English menu, and I don’t…
What is Switzerland Like in November?
As we often do, Kevin and I booked our flights to Switzerland on a whim. He found a great deal ($360 round trip per person from Chicago), and we grabbed it first and thought about it later. Only after that transaction went through and I had the confirmation email in my inbox did I start…
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