In Mexico The Perfect Two-Week Itinerary for a Yucatán Peninsula Mexico Road Trip Are you planning a trip to Mexico and are overwhelmed with where to start? Let’s break it down! This two-week suggested itinerary will cover… Continue Reading →
In Mexico 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 Mexico Bacalar & Kohunlich Ruins, Mexico Bacalar is located 2.5 hours South of Tulum near the Belize border, and was stop #2 of 6 on our two-week road trip around… Continue Reading →
In 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/ Washington State 20 Best Weekend Getaways in Washington State Where else can you hike a glacier, go surfing in the Pacific Ocean, swim in the third deepest lake in the U.S., breathe the… Continue Reading →
In Washington State Day Trip to Whidbey Island, Deception Pass, Anacortes & La Conner, Washington With all the travel my husband and I have been doing around the Pacific Northwest region this year, I am constantly amazed at how… 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 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 North America/ Oregon 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/ North America/ 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 North America/ 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 North America/ Top Highlights 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/ North America/ 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/ North America/ Oregon 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/ 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 →
In All/ Hawaii Island (Big Island)/ Hawaiian Islands Cultural Foodies’ Guide to Visiting Hawaii’s Big Island (Kona & West Side) Where else in the world can you wake up to watch the sunrise atop a 14,000′ snow-capped volcano crater, zipline through a rainforest, drive… Continue Reading →
In All/ Japan Cultural Foodies’ Guide to Visiting Tokyo, Japan Tokyo; the very name conjures up images of neon flashing lights, humans crunched in crowded subways, cute schoolgirls with pigtails and plaid skirts holding… Continue Reading →
In All/ Japan 35 Foods You Must Try When Visiting Japan! Japan has some of the most delicious food that I’ve tried during our world travels, and during our first trip to Japan this April,… Continue Reading →
In Japan Cultural Foodies’ Guide to Visiting Kyoto, Japan If Tokyo is a giant arcade game filled with overstimulating senses and city skyscrapers, Kyoto is a giant zen garden that holds the key… 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 →