One of the highlights of my time in Helsinki was doing a day trip to Tallinn, Estonia, which is just a quick 2 hour ferry ride via the Tallink Silja line. Tallinn is truly…
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There’s nothing I love more than getting a deep dive into a new destination and our Helsinki itinerary was definitely that way for me. I get the feeling that people often use this city…
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Whether you’re headed to Helsinki for a long weekend or a more full-length adventure, trust me — you won’t run out of things to do in this Finnish capital. Between museum hopping, taste-testing unique…
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One of the biggest regrets I have in my adult life is that I didn’t take foreign language learning more seriously when I was growing up — and I’m willing to bet a lot…
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I’m always on a mission to explore more of my own country, so when Travel Texas reached out with an opportunity to road trip around the western part of the state (an area I…
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As far as chill island vibes goes, Caye Caulker has to be one of my favorite places I’ve ever visited. When you travel to Caye Caulker, it feels a bit like stepping far away…
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Throughout our stay in Scotland’s hippest city, Edinburgh, the thing that made the biggest difference in our day to day itinerary was how fantastically walkable it is. Of course, that’s assuming that you’re staying…
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For the final two nights of our stay in Edinburgh, Scotland we checked into Eden Locke, a design savvy hotel in the heart of New Town with a dreamy communal space that attracts both…
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Featuring some of the most stunning scenery I’ve laid eyes on in my travels, our Scotland road trip was an adventure I will remember forever. We began our Scotland itinerary in the Highlands’ largest city,…
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If you’re visiting the Placencia peninsula in Belize, then a day trip to Ranguana Caye should definitely be on your itinerary. This 2 acre private island located next to the Belize Barrier Reef is…
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Edinburgh is a city I truly stepped into with little expectations. I hadn’t done a ton of pre-research or read up on the city as I wanted to experience it with an untainted perspective.…
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If you’re looking for that idyllic island vacation where shoes are optional, locals are friendly and relaxation is the ultimate way of life, look no further than Caye Caulker. This tiny slice of paradise…
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Let me start this post off by saying that if you’re not exactly the tour going type — I get it. I’m not exactly the tour-going type either. But stick with me, because I…
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Finding the cheapest ways to travel isn’t necessarily about one big secret that everyone’s been keeping from you. Rather, it’s about making slight changes to many different areas of your current travel planning strategy…
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One of the questions I get asked most often is how I started blogging and traveling in the first place, and the truth is it all started with my RTW trip (that’s short for…
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***This post was created in sponsorship with the West Virginia Tourism Office, but as always, all opinions are my own and I would never promote anything I don’t freaking love.*** If you’ve never…
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One of the most beautiful and underrated places I visited last year was Valley of Fire state park, located just one hour north of Las Vegas. It was a last minute add onto a…
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Travel planning can be a super overwhelming process, even for someone like me who has basically been doing it for a living for the past three years. There are so many different things to…
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Visiting Norway in winter was definitely not originally in the plan. Oh, no. See, me and cold don’t typically do so well as a team. Me and sandy beaches? Me and oppressive humidity? Those…
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Ok, serious suspense-inducing life update for you guys. I know I’ve been teasing it a bit dramatically over on Instagram but I wanted to take the time to write a blog post to explain…
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This summer I had the pleasure of visiting the incredible seaside country of Portugal and I’m still gushing about the lovely gems I explored during my trip. Portugal is packed with chic cafes, cobblestone streets…