From eating a croissant by the Eiffel Tower to climbing Mount Everest, every person has a secret dream of what they one day hope to accomplish. Mine is simple and attainable. So why is it going to take me a lifetime to achieve it?A hint, my dream is not a destination, it's a state of mind.
Like so many people, we keep a bucket list. Ours is constantly changing, as new adventures catch our eye, and as completed dreams are checked off.It seems for every one we check off, two more get added to the list so, before it becomes unmanageable, here are 50 items at the top of our family bucket list.
What do roadtrips and toffee have in common? In a word, memories, and I'm taken back to my youth when we head across the border for a quick family roadtrip. Whoever said you can't go home again obviously hasn't tried a Mack.
Eight months before Charles and I first started traveling back in 2002, I was a broke university grad with a student loan and almost no savings. How did I save enough money in 8 months to travel the world for a year? By getting serious and following this tough love approach.
Come with us on a rainy day as we leave Lisbon to visit nearby Belém. In between mouthfuls of pastry, we check out historic Belém Tower, the town squares and the beautiful Jerónimos Monastery.
After spending nearly a month in Portugal, we fell in love with some of Portugals tastiest treats. One of the yummiest of them all was the pastel de nata. Join us the day we discovered the deliciousness at the Casa Pastéis de Belém.
What comes to mind when you think of Seville? Before we set even foot in the city, Seville evoked orange blossoms, flamenco and amazing architecture. And while we did find all that, what we loved most about the city just can't be found in any guidebook. Read on to find out what captured our hearts in Seville.
Every traveler has spent time at over-hyped tourist attractions in their travels. Honestly, often a lot of the biggest attractions just don't live up to their hype. In a city filled with gorgeous, historic architecture, I was expecting Seville's Plaza de España to be a bit of a miss. Turns out I was wrong. Read on to see why the Plaza de España pleasantly surprised us.