It doesn’t matter if you’re a honeymooner or a family of four, the magnificence of Maui never seems to disappoint. We took advantage of our time there, while visiting for a friend’s wedding, to explore both sides of the island paradise a few days before and after the festivities. From the touristy tiki torches of Lahaina in the east to the surreal sunrise on Mount Haleakala in the wild west…
Jet Skiing in Manuel Antonio was some of the most fun we’ve had since moving to Costa Rica. Dan has a bit of jet skiing experience, but for both of us, it was downright exhilarating to spend a morning out on the picture-perfect waves. Manuel Antonio seems...
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we want to take the time to stop and truly appreciate all that we are thankful for. And that starts with you. :) We love our readers. To our new readers and the ones who have been with us from the start: thank...
Apparently, no one actually knows why New York City is nicknamed the Big Apple. There’s a whole website called “The Big Apple” dedicated to investigating the origins of American words and phrases — specifically NYC’s most unexplained nickname. Evidently there...
You may think of gambling as an attraction signature to Las Vegas, but what you may not realize is that this form of entertainment is one of the oldest known to humanity. Gambling is thought to have been around as long as humans have been forming civilizations, but it...
Reverse culture shock is the ugliest part of traveling. It marks the end of your adventures, and worse yet, a return to normalcy. The term “reverse culture shock” is defined as: an “idealized view of home” and the “expectation of total...
Do you remember the Tootsie Roll lollipop commercials with Mr. Owl, where the little boy would walk up and ask the wise bird, “Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” And Mr. Owl would reply, “Let’s find out:...
Sandy, bare-feet sloshed over the muddy coastland. Hands were gently held one-by-one as we were assisted onto a small boat. Then, sitting squarely on individual blue seats, the engine ignited and thrust the boat full of eager faces over the breakers and...
We’ve done our fair share of housesitting in stunning destinations around the world like Costa Rica, France and New York City. As such, we get a lot of emails and questions about what it’s like and how other traveler’s can find housesitting jobs,...
The Vermont Long Trail (VLT) goes the length of the state and covers 273 miles, going over almost every 3000+ mountain in the state. Jane and I have hiked many of the worlds great trails, such as the Camino de Santiago, Hadrian’s Wall Path and most of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. I’ve also completed the Appalachian Trail. In spite of all this experience, I wasn’t prepared for just how challenging the VLT is. What it lacks in altitude and length, it makes up for with attitude and terrain. Additionally, we chose to hike it through all-time record rainfall. We’ve never seen such rain. Regardless, we did have fun and fell in love with the people of Vermont, they were wonderful and we met sensational hikers along ….
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