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no travel required
I mean, penguins are enough of a reason for us. Why are travel bloggers racing each other to Antarctica? Uh buh, reading the first paragraph gave me so much anxiety. How to avoid that cramped seat CANCEL EVERYTHING! We’re off to the backwoods of North Carolina! The Hunger Games Take Over North Carolina Love all of these photos. Things to do in Morocco: Photo essay … and this one’s our favorite: Camping in the Sahara (Photo: Parisa, Flickr) xo! the romantic & the wino
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when travel plans change (and not because we’re drunk)
Want to know a secret? The hubs and I already have our travel plans planned out for almost every weekend of our summer. We’re those people. The biggest plan of all? Moving our annual 10-day trip from October up to July/August. Everyone agrees that traveling in the off-season will save you money and you’ll hit less crowds. Unfortunately–and maybe this is a sign of growing up?–a summer trip made more sense for our work schedules. The fall is an insanely busy time for us, and we thought a mid-summer getaway would make the dreaded segue back into work a little…
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fallin for great falls
Waking up on a Sunday sans hangover is rare in the lazy travelers universe. And so when Sunday morning came around and my head was free and clear of that familiar post-wine misery, I decided to take life by horns…or the bootstraps?…whatever it is you say when you seize the day. The forecast was calling for a sunny 70-degree day and I was/still am feeling a little sluggish from my reunion weekend with the romantic, so I mandated a day of light athleticism. Low and behold, there’s a beautiful national park only a twenty-minute drive from downtown Rockville (who knew!),…
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the real history of shakespeare & company
While in Paris, the hubs and I made a necessary stop at Shakespeare & Co. Having skipped it the first time (I know), there was no way we were making the same mistake again. Between my new found love for Midnight In Paris and summer obsessions with The Paris Wife (seriously, READ IT) and A Moveable Feast, this was a must-see. As luck would have it, we arrived at the same time as a true-blue historian. This guy was the real deal. See the baby just entering the photo to the left? That’s baby #1 strapped to the Official Hemingway…
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no travel required
Let’s just file this under “things we’d much rather be doing right now.” Frolicking through Barcelona SOLD. We’ll be packing our things and moving to Bavaria, then. Living In Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Our Impressions “A husband and wife team quit their jobs in Philadelphia and sold virtually everything they owned to open a tropical bar and guesthouse in Puerto Rico.” Oh, ok. Give us your lives. Five don’t-miss Caribbean beach bars Truths all around. 7 Common Travel Guide Euphemisms and How To Read Between the Lines We hope everyone is safe and sound! Vendome On Fire: Paris’ Famous Ritz Hotel Ablaze Ófærufoss, Iceland xo! the romantic &…
