One thing we try to do in every country is learn how to say thank you in the local language. It’s a small gesture, and we definitely wish we could speak more fluently in every language (we REALLY do), but we’ve found that a simple thank you generally gets us pretty far in the eyes …
Traveling for so long gives us the opportunity to travel to places that might not be top destinations when you only have a week of PTO. When you’re time is limited and there are so many incredible places to go, it’s easy to cross places off the list for a variety of reasons. Including sometimes…questionable…reasons …
I haven’t had an actual home for seven months, and it’s been four months since I have stayed in the same place for more than three weeks. In the next nine days, we will have slept in eight different beds, flown on five different flights, and been in five different cities across four countries. Consistency …
Backpacking through Europe for a month has been wild. We’ve bounced our way through eight different countries in only a month and it’s been such a whirlwind. Moving from hostels and Airbnbs so frequently has forced me to really perfect my packing strategy. To avoid packing and unpacking my entire backpack every time I change …
I was so excited to come to Paris! I just wanted to eat Macarons and French Onion Soup and crepes and baguettes and croissants all day. It’s home to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and Disneyland Paris, and I’m sure you already know why people are excited about Paris. After only three hours …
Germany has a special place in my heart. It was the first foreign country I traveled to in high school, it’s the only country where I’m somewhat capable of speaking the language, and it’s the only country I’ve traveled to multiple times. Germany has some great vegetarian options. The rahmschwammerl (creamed mushrooms and bread dumpling) will …
I always knew that our year traveling the world would go by too fast. I try to cherish every second in every city because I don’t know if or when I’ll be back. I try to limit myself from saying things like “I can’t wait till…” because the year is going fast enough without wishing …
Runners, Take Your Marks The race did start until 9:30 AM, which was much later than we’re used to. This was nice in that we could technically sleep in, but I woke up in a panic at 6:30 thinking that I’d slept through the race. No sleeping in for me. We walked to the starting …
Back in June, we were two drinks into happy hour at Stout (our favorite Chicago bar) when we hopped on our laptops and registered for the Budapest Marathon. We had intended to try to run a few marathons abroad and Budapest fell perfectly in the month we planned to be in Europe. We probably would …
My husband hates salad. He hates that as a vegetarian, people think that salad is valid meal option. He also hates lettuce, which is included in salad, but his hatred extends to lettuce on sandwiches, tacos, burgers, etc. I have managed to trick my husband into eating salad for a few years now by calling …