One of the best parts of visiting the French Riviera are all the beautiful little towns you can travel to in a single day. On our recent trip to Villefranche-sur-Mer, we spent an enchanting day in Èze, a magical medieval town perched high atop a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Located between St Jean Cap […]
If someone asked you, “Where is your happy place?”, what would you tell them? Is it a mountain retreat or a seaside escape? Is it a big city or a small town? Or is it simply your own backyard? While I’ll admit to having many happy places (and an affinity for sharing them with you […]
Paris is always a good idea…even in the rain. Because let’s just all agree that a rainy day in Paris is still better than a sunny day in a lot of places. 
Although we have been to Paris a few times before, this trip was extra special because we got to bring our little […]
Imagine hopping a train and exploring a completely new city without having to leave your fur baby at home. Until we moved to Amsterdam, that was just a dream for us. Sure, we’ve done numerous road trips in the states but having to drive a car can be limiting in a lot of ways (and […]
I’m thinking about my summer staples in a much different light this year, knowing that I’ll be living in Amsterdam and not central Texas. I won’t have to worry about triple digit heat waves, that’s for sure. I’m looking forward to more mild temperatures and being able to sit on a patio without breaking a […]
This post has two meanings. I titled it “Last Weekend in Vegas…” because we went there last weekend but also because it was literally our last weekend in Vegas (at least for the foreseeable future). We’ve been to Las Vegas so many times, but we have not been since Covid hit. While we usually go […]
Part of the fun of traveling to a big city like Paris for a week is using it as a home base for day trips to other parts of France. With an easy to navigate train system, you have the opportunity to experience so much more than you otherwise would have. We decided to visit […]
Touring Paris in a vintage Citroën was by far one of the best tours we’ve ever done! Aside from the occasional Uber, we had never seen the city from a car. We are used to taking the metro and walking everywhere, but when you have the chance to see Paris from a convertible car, where […]
Is there anything better than Paris in the summer? Ok, maybe Paris in the winter (read my Paris winter travel guide here). Or maybe in the spring? Honestly, I don’t care what time of year it is. Audrey Hepburn was right…Paris is always a good idea! In my previous post, I shared my Paris summer […]
It feels really good to be traveling again. And I mean like, really traveling (on a plane and everything)! We managed a couple of road trips through Texas last year (read about those here), but I couldn’t wait to feel the excitement that comes with packing a rolling suitcase, hustling through a busy airport, and […]
On a recent road trip to west Texas, we made it a priority to visit Big Bend National Park. You can read my post about the entire trip here. Big Bend has been on our bucket list for a long time, having heard about its breathtaking landscapes and endless natural beauty. Humans have inhabited Big […]
Wow, it feels good to be back on the blog this week! With the onset of the holiday season, we’ve been busy getting the house decorated, shopping for and wrapping gifts, and even taking some time for a couple of road trips (hopefully you follow me on Instagram for all the latest). Now that I’m […]
I had not been to Garner State Park since I was in middle school, but have always had fond memories of it. So when the opportunity for a quick trip presented itself, I had to jump on it. This post isn’t exactly a travel guide like my other travel posts, but rather a small glimpse […]
Stop the presses! It’s a travel post! I know, I know…it seems like these posts are a thing of the past. Not true, my friends. Thanks to something called the good old fashioned road trip, we escaped for a little R&R in our home state of Texas and not surprisingly, it was exactly what we […]
We live in the perfect road trip state. Texas has so many beautiful and topographically unique places to see. In the spring, we are blessed with an abundance of blooming wildflowers. It’s pretty much a tradition to hit the road and find some, along with fresh air and blues skies (we really need that right […]
Hello and happy Thursday, everyone! I didn’t mean to leave you hanging for so many days, but we just returned from a little jaunt to Vail, Colorado. I really wanted to unplug and just enjoy myself. I needed some mountains, a little snow, and of course some après ski. Paul was working while we were […]
Hi, friends! I hope your Thanksgiving week was a good one. I made a major dent in our Christmas shopping list and took a nice break away from social media (mostly). It was so nice to be a little absent from the Internet for a few days. I did share our Napa Valley adventures on […]
It’s easy to see why Dubrovnik is known as the pearl of the Adriatic. When we approached it from the water on our sailboat, the magnitude of its medieval towers and stone walls left us a little speechless. The city seems to rise up from the water and proudly beat its chest. And it has every […]
In Croatia there is a saying: “Fish should swim three times – first in the sea, second in olive oil, and third in wine.” Nowhere is this phrase more epitomized in the Croatian culture and daily life than it is in Split. From the lively harbor promenade, or riva as it is known in Italian, […]
When visiting Rovinj, a day trip to Pula is an easy excursion. Even though many travelers choose to stay in Pula with a day trip to Rovinj, we preferred it the other way around. Pula is the biggest city in the Istria region of Croatia with lots of history mixed with modern life. We just […]