In All/ Mexico/ Tulum/ Yucatán The Controversial and Enchanting Tulum, Mexico Chances are, if you know what Instagram is, you’ve heard of Tulum. Like Baños, Ecuador, Tulum was once a relatively unknown small backpacker town… Continue Reading →
In All/ Campeche/ Mexico Campeche, Mexico Campeche was stop #3 of 6 on our two-week road trip around the Yucatán Peninsula, and was our favorite colonial city. The first Spaniards… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State Day Trip to Whidbey Island, Deception Pass, Anacortes & La Conner, Washington When the pandemic hit in 2020 and international borders shut down, my husband and I took to our car and hit the road to… Continue Reading →
In Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu A Local’s Ultimate Oahu Foodie Guide Oahu and Hawaii have become two words synonymous with delicious foods sure to excite your palate; foods like poke, shave ice, malasada and ube… 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 All/ Colorado/ United States Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Parks, & Durango, Colorado My husband and I are very lucky to have a second “home” in Colorado. Sasha’s parents immigrated from Russia to Colorado when he was… Continue Reading →
In All/ Colorado/ United States 7 Remarkable Sights in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs sits at an elevation of 6,035′, or 2,000 meters, over one mile above sea level, and is Colorado’s second most populous city… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State Best Things to Do in Lake Chelan, Washington Just 3.5 hours’ drive over the mountain East of Seattle is the land of sunshine, apples and wine! Just one hour past the adorable… Continue Reading →
In All/ Oregon/ United States Top 21 Things To Do in Bend, Oregon Bend is a jewel of a town tucked in the high desert of Central Oregon, and is so unbelievably beautiful you won’t want to… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State Weekend Trip to a Bavarian Town in Leavenworth, Washington Well, it’s nearly summer and we’ve managed to survive 2020 so far, so Sasha and I celebrated by flying to Germany! Just kidding, I… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State A Weekend in Bellingham Bellingham is situated just 1.5 hours North of Seattle in the Evergreen State of Washington, and just 30 minutes South of the Canadian border,… Continue Reading →
In All/ Top Highlights/ United States What To Cook When You’re Missing Travel This month I was meant to be in Spain and Portugal with my husband and parents, exploring the famed Alhambra, indulging in paella and… Continue Reading →
In All/ Top Highlights/ United States Travel In the Time of Coronavirus, A Virtual Culinary Journey Around the World Hi guys, how are you? Really, how are you?… I may as well address the pink elephant in the room and acknowledge that we’re… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State Where to Eat in Seattle A while back I wrote a blog post on What It’s Really Like to Live in Seattle right before my husband and I left our… Continue Reading →
In All/ Oregon/ United States A Foodie’s Weekend in Portland, Oregon At the end of 2019, Sasha and I moved from Hawaii back to Seattle, so now instead of taking weekend getaways from our former home… Continue Reading →
In All/ Arizona/ United States What to Do and Where to Eat in Tucson, Arizona It’s December in Seattle and we’re in the thick of our first winter in the Pacific Northwest after having moved from Hawaii three months… Continue Reading →
In All/ United States/ Washington State 14 Awesome Things To Do On The Olympic Peninsula Olympic National Park spans over 1,440 square miles in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula and sees over three million visitors each year. The park sprawls… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Oahu Kaka’ako Farmer’s Market Food Tour, Oahu Do you ever wonder where your food comes from? Do you know how long that perfectly ripe tomato sitting on an open shelf in… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai The Ultimate Kauai Guide: Top 32 Things To Do On Kauai Kauai is the oldest of the chain of the main Hawaiian Islands at 5.1 million years; you could call it the Granddaddy of Hawaii.… Continue Reading →
In All/ Hawaiian Islands/ Kauai Kauai Food Guide Kauai is the oldest island in the Hawaiian Islands chain, and arguably one of the most lush, tropical paradises in the entire world. Besides… Continue Reading →