In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu 17 Best Hikes on Oahu Oahu has a surprisingly diverse range of flora with differing climate zones based on location and elevation. Throughout my travels I’ve been lucky to… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Touring Doris Duke’s Shangri La Who knew that you could escape to the Middle East for a few hours from a quiet nestled home on the gentle slope of… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Kaka’ako – Oahu’s Vibrant Arts & Foodie Neighborhood During our travels abroad, my husband Sasha and I have started to see a surge of street art revitalizing areas of cities that were… Continue Reading →
In Colorado/ North America River North (RiNo) – Art District in Denver, Colorado Each year Sasha and I visit Colorado over Thanksgiving to visit his family and get some time in the mountains and snow. During our… Continue Reading →
In Russia Why Moscow is the Next Must-Visit Destination in Russia “It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the… Continue Reading →
In Hungary 13 Things To Make You Fall Madly in Love With Budapest, Hungary This has probably been said a thousand times, but I’ll say it again: you’ll never go hungry in Hungary! Budapest was one of our… Continue Reading →
In Hungary A Budapest Foodie Guide; What to Eat and What to Avoid in Budapest My husband and I spent our honeymoon traveling around Central Europe, and Budapest was one of our favorite cities! Below I will detail some… Continue Reading →
In Austria Three-Day Guide to Vienna, Austria Sasha and I just returned from our month-long destination wedding in Greece and honeymoon in Europe, where we visited a total of six countries.… Continue Reading →
In Hungary Our Amateur Wedding Photoshoot in a Castle in Budapest Sasha and I are married!! We celebrated our destination wedding on 26 September, 2018 at a winery on the island of Crete in Chania,… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Maui Things to Do on Maui Trying to figure out which Hawaiian island to visit on your next holiday can be a difficult decision! If you’re looking for gorgeous beaches,… Continue Reading →
In Greece 12 Must-Try Foods in Crete, Greece Trying new cultural foods is always one of the top things to do on my list when traveling. Locals say that Cretan food is… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu A Local’s Ultimate Oahu Foodie Guide Oahu and Hawaii have become two words synonymous with delicious foods sure to ignite your palate’s wandertastelust (I made up a word); foods like… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu What It’s Really Like to Live in Hawaii – the Pros (Part 2 of 2) In my previous post, part 1 of 2 titled 18 Reasons Living in Hawaii Isn’t Always Rainbows and Butterflies, I detailed 18 cons & downsides… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu 18 Reasons Living in Hawaii Isn’t Always Rainbows and Butterflies (Part 1 of 2) So you visited Hawaii, fell in love with the island, and now you want to move here. I’ve heard this a time or two… Continue Reading →
In North America/ Washington State The Ultimate Guide – Things To Do in Seattle Seattle is becoming more than just a pass-through city on the way to Alaska or Canada. While it is true that our grey winter… Continue Reading →
In How to Prepare for Long-Term World Travel/ Travel Spendings How Much Does It Cost To Travel Abroad Long Term? In 2017 my then partner, now husband, Sasha and I left our corporate careers in Seattle to travel abroad without a set date of… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands How to Spend a Day at Volcanoes National Park on The Big Island of Hawaii Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of two national parks within the Hawaiian Islands (the other is Haleakala National Park on Maui). Visiting an… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands 14 Fun Things to do in Hilo, Hawaii Hawaii’s Big Island gets its name because of its sheer size. Fun fact: all 7 Hawaiian Islands – Kaho’olawe, Kaua’i, O’ahu, Moloka’i, Ni’ihau, Lana’i,… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Hiking to Active Lava On the Big Island of Hawaii It’s 2:45 PM on a humid, overcast, rainy day that very much resembles Seattle, only 25 degrees warmer. We join our small group and… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Hilo, Hawaii Foodie Guide When you live in Hawaii, there’s no such thing as a road trip (because you’d be around the island in just a few hours),… Continue Reading →
