We’re having some fun on the blog today and talking about one of our all-time favorite cities: Chicago! Our Chicago History Kenny was born and raised on the city’s Northside and grew up going to Cubs games, taking trips to the Field Museum and eating gyros and pizza puffs from Franksville. He ventured south for …

Summary // After Belle married the Beast, they discovered their love of traveling and spent a month in South America, Belle fell in love with a cozy bookshop in the heart of Cartagena’s Old City. That book shop was called Abaco Libros y Cafe, and while they don’t sell Macarons, she was happy to read a …

We’ve been in South America for a month now, and on the road for a little longer (given our first stop in Walt Disney World). Adjusting to long-term travel has come relatively naturally. Some things are easy to adapt to (like not working is just as amazing as it sounds), while others are recurring frustrations …

Summary // Cafe Jesus Martin is a coffee shop that stands out in a region dominated by coffee growers but lacks coffee drinkers. Salento is right in the heart of Colombia’s coffee triangle and there are coffee fincas (farms) for miles in nearly every direction filling a good portion of west-central Colombia. And while you’d …

I recently rolled out my packing list page which details all of the things I packed for a year on the road, how I chose what to bring, and how I made it all fit in my Osprey Farpoint 40 Backpack. Today I wanted to share the packing list with you in an easier, more usable format. …

Last week we hiked Valle de Cocora. It was hard and we got lost, but it was so incredibly beautiful and so worth the trouble that we’d absolutely do it again. During the hike, you have the option to option to take a 20 minute detour to Acaime to see the hummingbirds. You. Should. Do. It. I …

One of the main attractions in Salento, Colombia is the Cocora Valley. You can’t read about Salento without seeing photos of the vast valley popping with unbelievably tall palm trees. These wax palms check in at over 60 meters tall and live well over 100 years. In order to get to them though, you have …

Connection 1 Origin: Pereira, Colombia (PEI) Destination: Bogota, Colombia (BOG) Flight time:  29 Mins Miles Covered: 158 Airline: Avianca Plane: Airbus A319 Class: Business Flight Cost (for 2): $179.29 Payment Type: Lifemiles Food: None (disappointing for business class, even with the short flight) Entertainment: Friends Amenity Kit: None Primary Language: Spanish Memorable Moment(s): Sitting front row for the first time! Although we had to take a bus …

Our City Scorecard is designed to share our high-level review of a city based on metrics that are important to us and that we think are important to travelers. The number of things we’re able to try,  the amount of time we can spend in a city, and even the weather and season during which …

Sandwiched between lively Medellin and touristy Cartagena, Salento was the perfect oasis. It’s small-town vibe and abundance of nature gave us the chance to sit back and really take in everything it had too offer. We split our time in Salento into two parts, which allowed us to see Salento from two different angles. We …