My love affair with road trips goes back a long time, all the way back to family vacations 30-odd years ago, when my parents would set the alarm for 3 in the morning, pack the car for the trip up…
Road Tripping The Scottish Way: Accommodation
In 2014 we decided to travel through Scotland with my parents for two weeks, which led to a little less spontaneity and a little more planning in advance than we usually do, not wanting to risk a late night search for…
Cities I Love: Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland made my list of all-time favorites in one quick leap when we first visited in 2013. Our first trip to Edinburgh happened mostly by chance. We wanted to spend a long weekend with my parents, who both had…
Cities I Love: Hannover, Germany
As I’ve decided to start a new series on my blog about cities I love, it only seemed fitting to choose Hannover, Germany to be the first city featured – after all, it is my chosen hometown, and I have…
My Personal Top Five Reasons To Love California
There are lots of reasons why I keep coming back to California. Since my first trip to San Francisco in the early 90s with my parents, I have traveled to California nine times – once with my parents, once with…
Looking Back: Traveling 2015
Wherever you look these days social-media-wise, you just can’t avoid those ubiquitous “Looking back on 2015” posts, so I thought it’s time for one of my own. I proudly present: Looking back on 2015: Travel Edition 2015 was a pretty…
Top 5 Reasons To Love Islay
As you can probably guess from the title, I fell hard for a small Scottish island. Very hard, actually. We first traveled to Islay in August 2014, one station on a two-week road trip through Scotland. We spent just…