by Jenna Thomas | Jul 1, 2016 | Destinations, United States
After our year on the road, it took only a few weeks for me to settle into a routine here in Boston. After three months, I know which restaurants I like and how long it takes to walk to each of them. I recognize all the dog-owners on our street thanks to several walks...
by Jenna Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
Early one February morning, I woke up in the back of a twenty-year-old minivan to the sound of torrential rain pounding the roof. I muttered a few curses, pulled on my most waterproof clothing, and stumbled through the downpour to a rustic pit toilet on the edge of...
by Ben Thomas | Jun 16, 2016 | BenThere
So this is the end. Or the beginning. It’s both. It’s been just over seven months since we were “done” traveling around the world. But for me, it really only ended about a month ago. Since coming back stateside, we’d been living with...
by Jenna Thomas | Feb 1, 2016 | Destinations, Europe
England was my favorite country on earth long before I set foot in the United Kingdom. I loved all things English, even as a kid. After a two-week trip around the country with my parents in high school and a semester in Lancashire during college, my affection only...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 18, 2015 | Destinations, New Zealand, Round the World Travel
At the beginning of this year, my knowledge of Maori culture started and ended with the haka that New Zealand’s rugby team, the All Blacks, perform before a match. When Ben and I arrived in New Zealand, I learned that Maori history is a controversial subject, one...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 16, 2015 | Round the World Travel
It’s inevitable–if I like a place, I spend most of my visit fantasizing about making it my home. It doesn’t matter if visa constraints make that totally unrealistic–a girl can dream, right? But lately I’ve started to think those daydreams...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 2, 2015 | Destinations, Round the World Travel
What will it take for us to feel like “real travelers?” Ben and I were having a quiet morning in today, watching rain streak the windows and enjoying some TV when I ran into a bit of an identity crisis. The narrator on the show we had on said something...
by Jenna Thomas | Nov 30, 2015 | Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
We arrived in Budapest on a stunning summer evening, golden light filling our train car as we cruised through the suburbs and into the station. As we navigated the (totally amazing) Metro and walked the city streets toward our Airbnb, the shadows lengthened into...
by Jenna Thomas | Sep 18, 2015 | United States
In two weeks, we’ll be back in the United States. Frankly, the idea of going home is more than a little terrifying to me, so to soften the blow, I’ve begun planning a road trip. Through the American Midwest. In the dead of winter. Yes, it sounds like...
by Ben Thomas | Aug 11, 2015 | Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
Need a quick break from the workweek? Take a minute in Copenhagen! One Minute In: Copenhagen, Denmark from Ben M Thomas on Vimeo. Our time in Copenhagen was brief but wonderful; despite us both feeling a bit under the weather for a couple days. Our...
