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 Maui Three-Day Itinerary – 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 words synonymous with delicious foods sure to ignite your palate’s wandertastelust (I made up a word); foods like poke,… 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 & Canada The Ultimate Guide To Seattle One year ago I wrote a blog post on Seattle (which you can find here), right before my husband and I left our corporate… 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). I work… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands 14 Fun & Adventurous 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 →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Things To Do On Oahu’s North Shore from a Local’s Perspective After living in Seattle, WA for three years and traveling internationally for half a year, it’s time I wrote a blog post on my… Continue Reading →
In Russia 14 Things to Do During White Nights in St. Petersburg, Russia “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of mankind… Continue Reading →
In Colombia 3 Great Places to Eat in Salento, Colombia A tiny but vibrant town, Salento sits atop the mountain above the Valle De Cocora, and is filled with artisan shops, restaurants and cafes.… Continue Reading →
In Colombia Hiking El Peñón de Guatapé, Colombia Guatape & La Piedra de Peñón Located about a two-hour drive outside of Medellin, Guatape is arguably one of the most colorful towns in… Continue Reading →
In North America & Canada How to Spend a Weekend in Vancouver, B.C. Canada The best part of living near a country border is that we can spontaneously say, “do you want to drive to lunch and I’ll… Continue Reading →
In Greece Hiking Vykos Gorge in Zagori, Ioannina, Greece Our trip to Greece was nearly 100% unplanned in terms of which regions we selected to visit. We went with the flow and researched… Continue Reading →
In Greece Everything You Need to Know About Visiting The Monasteries of Meteora, Greece Time spent in Meteora: 3 nights, 2 days Just a year ago, I had never heard of this stunningly beautiful place on Earth called… Continue Reading →
In Greece How Much Does it Cost to Travel to Greece? In our total of four weeks in Greece, we spent 12 days on Crete Island and the rest of our time driving through mainland… Continue Reading →
