I like to distinguish between a trip and a vacation. Trips are about adventure and discovering new places. Vacations are about relaxing and becoming refreshed. When you travel to Europe you are inevitably dealing with jet lag and an overnight flight. You are navigating in a foreign language and currency. These stressful differences don’t lend…
Planning a trip
Best DC Neighborhoods To Visit
Our second full day in Washington DC was a Sunday and we decided to explore some DC neighborhoods. All museums are open on Sundays and locals and tourists alike made for lengthly lines. We stopped by the National Museum of the American Indian on our walk to Capitol Hill where we were going to meet…
How to Spend a Half Day in DC
My first day in DC with my teenage daughter, Faith, began around noon. If you are flying to DC, I highly recommend flying into Washington Reagan National Airport. You can get to DC using Baltimore or Dullus but they are much further out of the heart of the city. You can use public transport to…
Planning a Trip to Norway
I am planning a trip to Norway! When a sale fare to Norway is less than $500 a person, you jump on it, even if it means an almost 9 hour layover in London on the way (and an hour layover in London on the way home which just might not be long enough but…
Maximizing a 6 Day Trip to Norway
I am figuring out how to maximize a 6 day trip to Norway. To make the most of the time, we narrowed down our top Winter destinations to Oslo and Bergen, the two biggest cities in Norway. Two of the days we’ll be doing Norway in a Nutshell to enjoy the beautiful scenery, including steam…
Why Peru?
When people hear that we went to Peru, I often get the question, “Why Peru?”. As with most of my trips, it started with a Going.com email in March with a sale to Peru for less than $250 per person. I feel very comfortable planning trips to Europe and the US, but haven’t done much…