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 California 10 Fun Things to Do in Lake Tahoe, California Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States (after Crater Lake in Oregon) and before Lake Chelan in Washington. Sasha and… Continue Reading →
In California/ North America Redwoods National Park –> California Coast –> San Francisco With international borders still closed, what better way to spend summer than a road trip in our own beautiful country, the good ‘ole U.S.A.?… Continue Reading →
In All/ California Lassen Volcanic National Park, California Lassen Volcanic National Park is a small national park located just outside of Redding, California, about three hours NW of Lake Tahoe, and was… Continue Reading →
In Washington State Hiking Harry’s Ridge – Mount Saint Helens, Washington 40 years ago, a historic event occurred that would change Washington’s landscape forever. On May 18th, 1980, the ground shook as a powerful earthquake… 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 All/ North America/ 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/ 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 Hiking in Washington State The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the most rugged and splendid hiking in the entire world, including a decent-sized stretch of the… 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/ Arizona/ North America 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 →