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…

2 Days on the Big Island of Hawai’i

People will tell you that you have to spend at least a week on each of the major Hawaiian islands. They’ll say that it’s not worth going for only a few days. I know, because I got a lot of that when I asked in online travel forums earlier this year. Of course these people…

Norway: A 1-Week Itinerary (for Non-Hikers)

Many countries are hard to grasp in only a week. Having only been to a couple regions, I can’t say with certainty that Norway is one of them, but I assume it is. Still, I feel this itinerary gives you a great taste of all that Norway is, in a short amount of time. This…

London: A One-Week Itinerary

This itinerary is designed for lovers of history, popular English fiction, architecture, and scones. It includes a lot of walking and using public transit, but is lighter on food recommendations (but that is easy to customize). Some of the attractions may have different opening hours depending on the day of the week; please double check…

The Most Difficult Trip to Plan

I’ve been planning our trip itineraries for 5 years now. I developed a process of using Google Drive, which has worked quite well and ensured that our trips were packed full of great sites and activities. Sometimes we followed our plan closely, but usually we would modify it; either way, it was always a great starting…

How I Use Google Drive and Pinterest to Plan Trips

Today I want to share my travel planning process. I LOVE trip planning! It’s almost as much fun as the trip itself to me. I like to use Pinterest and Google Drive mostly for my planning, and after performing these steps for my last several trips, I feel pretty good about my method. Of course,…