Dream in Color: 8 Colorful Hotels
Design hotels are fast-emerging as one of the latest trends in the industry, and it’s easy to see why. Who wouldn’t love to stay in a chic and stylish room designed by your favorite painter, clothing designer, or graffiti artist? Awash with color and panache, these 8 colorful hotels are at the top of the…
Otherworldly Cappadocia
If you have never heard of the wonder that is Cappadocia, you’re in for a treat and a new item for your bucket list! Picture Star Wars, the lunar landscape, and entire cities in the caves—it’s unlike anything you have ever seen or are likely to see again! Volcanic eruptions created the “fairy chimneys”, which…
Enchanting Florence
While in Europe to shoot weddings in Provence and Tuscany we ended our trip in Florence. After doing some research I discovered Mr and Mrs. Smith, an incredible travel resource. With their help and amazing details and reviews I booked a boutique hotel called Floroom for our 2 night stay. Florence can be difficult to…
Hiking the Inca Trail
The Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu was without a doubt the most difficult and challenging thing either of us has ever done, and we’re glad we checked it off our bucket list. We booked Info Cusco as our tour group and did the traditional Inca Trail hike for 4 days and 3 nights. They were…
Marché Raspail
The first and largest of Paris’ organic markets, Marché Raspail is the perfect place for people watching. Centered around a love of food you’ll find some of the most delicious (and most expensive) food in Paris here. The fromagier who we approached supplied us with the best organic Normandy butter I’ve ever tasted as well…
Switzerland in Summer
Last summer, my husband Dave and I had the opportunity to travel through Switzerland. Italy is my first love, but I must say that Switzerland packed a punch! Lugano was our very first stop on our Switzerland vacation. We pulled into town on the train from Milan and made our way up the hill to…
Magical Morocco
Ever since I was a little girl, I’d dreamed about the magic of the desert. This past February, the dream finally became a reality during a trip to Morocco. And while riding camels into the Sahara was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I was just as impressed by how much variety Morocco had to offer. I…
Ice Ice Baby: Iceland in March
We exited Keflavik International in a massive storm, one of which they had not seen the likes of in Reykjavik all winter, with hurricane force winds and freezing snow whipping our faces and basically paralyzing them in a “you’ve got to be kidding me” expression. Disclosure here, I am a winter fanatic. As most sane…
Safari in Tanzania
In July 2011, my husband and I traveled to Arusha, Tanzania to attend a wedding. Obviously, given the amazing location, we wanted to extend our visit so we would have time to fulfill the lifelong dream of going on a safari! July was a great time to visit Tanzania as it is the middle of…
7 Must-Swim Pools
As much as I adore an amazing beach, what I enjoy most on a sun-and-sand vacation is a fabulous swimming pool! There is nothing better than a good book, a pool chair, a drink with an umbrella, and a pool with a fabulous view. Click through to enjoy this roundup of 7 amazing swimming pools!…
Journey through Australia
My husband David and I have had Australia on our bucket list of places to go for a long time now and we finally were able to check it off our list! Christmas day 2012 we left on a 15 day journey through Sydney, Cairns, and Melbourne. Sydney at New Years is one of the…
Streets + Markets of Rome
In early March, my husband and I spent a few days in Rome. We had visited the city several times before, for work, so we had done all the main attractions and monuments on previous trips, so this time around we wanted to explore a bit more off the beaten track and also wanted to…