by Jenna Thomas | Jan 12, 2015 | Destinations, Europe
Beautiful Lisbon feels like a European dream—picturesque ruins tumble down next to majestic state buildings; young locals pick up cocktails and stroll along the riverbank at sundown; twisting, abandoned alleyways lead to packed nightclubs. There was no place more...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 22, 2014 | Destinations, Europe
When Ben and I told people we were planning our honeymoon in Portugal, the most common response was, sadly, “Why?” I get it, when you think of a European honeymoon, you’re probably picturing Italy or France. American tourists “discovered”...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 10, 2014 | Destinations, Round the World Travel
One day in 2012, Ben had a somewhat life-changing idea. “Why don’t we start saving money, so that in a couple years we can take time off to travel full time for awhile?” I had just quit my first “real job” out of college, a job that I had...
by Jenna Thomas | Dec 4, 2014 | Destinations, Europe
First things first: there is no guarantee you’ll see the Northern Lights on your trip to Iceland, no matter how much planning you do. So make sure you’re okay with missing them entirely before you plunk down the cash on a “Northern Lights Tour”...
by Jenna Thomas | Nov 25, 2014 | Destinations, Europe
The best thing about Iceland is just how damn beautiful it is, everywhere you go. And yes, all those guidebook destinations like Jökulsárlón, Myváyn and the Golden Circle will be stunning, but the in-between moments, the locations that feel like local secrets, the...
