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…
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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…
Hidden Gem in Chicago: Hofbräuhaus Beer Hall
In 2010 I took a weekend trip from my Paris study abroad to Switzerland and Germany. In those three days I discovered käsespätzle and ordered it twice. I thought it was amazing, and I’ve been trying to find it again ever since. Käsespätzle is a traditional pasta dish from parts of Germany and Switzerland made…
The Real “Turtle Beach” on Oahu (AKA Laniakea Beach)
This is the post I wish I had seen before going searching for sea turtles on Oahu. If you’ve read any of my other posts, you’ll know I’m a major travel planner. Before we left, I had read about Oahu’s “Turtle Beach,” where you are “nearly guaranteed” to see honu, and marked it down on…
Our “Booked Upon Arrival” Sahara tour in Morocco – Part 2
In the last post, I left you in anticipation at the point of our trip where we were starting to see sand and camels and knew we were close to the Sahara desert! It was quite strange how suddenly the dunes appeared. It was not as gradual as I had anticipated. This is the point…
Our “Booked Upon Arrival” Sahara tour in Morocco – Part 1
“What happens if we wait to book a Sahara tour until arrival in Marrakech?” I searched this phrase and others worded similarly before we took our trip to Morocco late last year, but I never really got much for an answer. I read that it’s really easy to find someone to sell you a Sahara…
Hidden Gem in Oslo: Blå Sunday Market
If you find yourself in Oslo, Norway on a Sunday and you’re looking for somewhere interesting to wander, consider the Blå Sunday Market in the Grünerløkka neighborhood. It’s not terribly easy to find, so get your maps in order beforehand, and don’t count on asking a local where to find it (the ones we talked…
A Visit to Hobbiton
If you’re on the north island of New Zealand and you have a love of Lord of the Rings, movie-making, and/or quirky destinations, then you need to spend a day in Hobbiton. When Peter Jackson began production on his original Lord of the Rings trilogy, he went scouting for a location that could be used…
Our Wedding in Valletta, Malta
Kevin and I went a little outside the box when we got married in 2013, and decided to wrap up our wedding and honeymoon into one event. We took a 12-day cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette in the Mediterranean and got married on the third day in Valletta, Malta. We hired a local wedding planner,…
A Vegetarian Week in Norway
Before we traveled to Norway this spring, I did some searching for authentic Norwegian foods we might want to try. While the world is generally getting better at increasing its vegetarian options, Norway is one of those countries heavily founded on meat and seafood. So overall, I didn’t find too much in advance that I…
Sightseeker 