While preparing for a two-week trip to Europe, including a Mediterranean cruise and a solo trip to Paris, I fell down a rabbit hole on YouTube on what to wear. “Don’t wear tennis shoes, or you’ll just SCREAM ‘tourist’, and be at risk for pickpocketing!” one fashion influencer warned. The more videos I watched, the…
The Idea … This past summer, I got a message from a friend with an irresistible idea: a girls’ trip cruise. “We could bring things to craft and make it a crafting cruise!” she suggested excitedly. Visions of long lazy days crocheting and girl talk on a balcony overlooking the ocean danced in my…
Because I travel so much, it’s no surprise that sometimes things just don’t go right. I’ve had three hotel incidents in the past few years that I still think about. Luckily, none of them were terrible because I think I only handled one of them properly — although, honestly, I’m not sure I would have…
Visiting the Christmas Markets in Europe has always been a bucket list item for us. So when Viking offered us our choice of a second cruise — we fell in love with them on a cruise through the South of France earlier this year — we unhesitatingly booked Germany after Thanksgiving so we could finally…
I’m baaaack! After 10 fantastic days which included everything from London Dungeons to Highclere Castle, and after two flights which lasted more than 12 hours and shot me forward 8 hours in time yesterday, I am back in my own bed in sunny Southern California. And I am happy. Because as much as I love…
