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2025 travel resolutions

We are about to say goodbye to 2024 and it was a year that was filled with a lot of ups and downs. We were able to cross many things off our travel bucket list in 2024 and for that we are grateful. We’re especially grateful that we got to do our first travel experience

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The 2024 holiday gift guide for travelers

Santa-shaped chocolates

’Tis the season to be jolly and do some holly, I mean holiday, shopping!  If you’re looking for gift ideas for the frequent traveler in your life or someone who is just starting to plan out their adventures, we’ve rounded up 10 gift ideas perfect for travelers. From practical gifts to fun, post-travel things to

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5 fun facts about Greece

Last year, Rick and I were fortunate enough to be able to book a last-minute European cruise that went from Italy to Croatia to Greece and we had a blast! I knew I’d want to visit Greece at some point but hadn’t made any active plans for a trip there. So when we found this

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5 fun facts about Japan

We were so happy to finally cross a country in Asia off our travel bucket list in the spring with our first trip to Japan! We knew Tokyo would be crowded, I was excited to get my hands on some souvenirs themed around my favorite anime, and we were so ready to eat everything in

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Best photography locations in Tokyo

In the spring we finally checked our first trip to Asia off our travel bucket list with a trip to Japan! Our main stays were in Tokyo and Kyoto and we had a blast exploring both cities. The cool thing was that each city had its own vibe and Tokyo was bright and big and

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Best photography locations in Kyoto

I’ll admit it. I have a problem. I’m a photo junkie. I cannot go on a vacation without taking hundreds of photos. So, Rick and I actually got new phones before our trip to Japan as we knew we’d be snapping a million pictures of the cherry blossoms and we both wanted those captures to

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5 fun facts about Ireland

We were so thrilled to cross Ireland off our travel bucket list in 2023! We’d booked that trip back in 2018 for 2020… which did not pan out. So, finally exploring Ireland (plus Scotland and England), was a major highlight of last year. Since we’ve been counting down to this trip for so long we

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2024 travel resolutions

We are about to say goodbye to 2023 and while this was a busy year, it was also a year filled with adventures and for that we are super grateful! We were able to cross many things off our travel bucket list in 2023 and that included visiting six new countries! Six! We finally got

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5 fun facts about England

Couple in front of Tower Bridge

We’ve been to London a few times now, but we were so happy to get to explore more of England and the United Kingdom this fall! England is a beautiful country and is extremely diverse. We loved learning about the history, English culture and customs, and traveling to new places in England. Part of those