"It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don't want to be most of us." -Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
On our second cruise of 2022, we decided to try a near impossible feat: to pack carry-on only for an 8 night trip (3 nights in Miami and 5 on a cruise ship). We do our best not to overpack when we travel, but even just fitting the essentials can be tough. Sacrifices must be [...]
Planning an Alaskan cruise? We have a few packing tips for you! This past May/June, we headed west to Seattle to board an NCL ship to Alaska. This was our first cruise (EVER) so we weren't really sure what all to expect. We read blogs, watched videos, joined a Facebook group and talked to friends [...]
In late May 2022, we went on our first cruise ever. To Alaska! Later, in August of 2022, we went on our second cruise ever to Mexico & the Bahamas. Now that we've been on two whole cruises, and are basically experts (:p), we thought we'd share a bit of what we learned. In today's [...]
*This post contains affiliate links.* The mountains called and, this past June, we went. As we've said before, and as many of you know, packing isn't everyone's favorite activity. It can be stressful deciding what to pack, especially when traveling to new destinations. And traveling on the heels of COVID can add an extra layer [...]
I, Courtney, don’t read as many travel blogs as Mallory, so I am not sure how often bloggers talk about some of the negative feelings that come with travel. Since these blogs are all about travel, we normally try to be positive and relay all of our great experiences while traveling. The truth of it [...]
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