I’m a planner, through and through. My vacations are often a combination of spreadsheets, mapped out destinations, and guidebooks. Even when we don’t have our itinerary routed, I love having a few possible destinations flagged on a map so we can pick and choose where we want to go next. We map out favorite vineyards…
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Saving on a Dream Safari in Africa
One thing that became abundantly clear when we started booking our trip to Kenya is that African safaris don’t come cheap! Since it was our honeymoon, we were already planning to splurge a little (and we saved more than $40k by trading points and miles – more on that in a later post!) – but…
Four days in Hungary: Wine country
During our brief four days in Hungary, we opted to rent a car and spend a day in Tokaj, a wine production region located about 3 hours northeast of Budapest. (You can read the recap of Budapest, and find our full itinerary, here.) Tokaj is a region comprised of 27 towns and villages spread over the…
Four days in Hungary: Budapest
When you hear “European holiday”, most people think Paris, London, or Barcelona. We, however, are not those people. Constantly in search of new adventures, we were fortunate enough to find ourselves wandering the busy streets of Budapest, Hungary earlier this year, Rick Steve’s guidebook in hand. Budapest offers a fascinating contrast between the old world…
Weekend Getaway at Horseshoe Bay
Back in February, our Crossfit coach challenged us to set some new fitness and life goals. We’ve been all over the fitness goals but the life goals, not so much. Top of our list – less “productive” time and more fun! So, after our engagement photos two weeks ago, we took off to Horseshoe Bay for…
Visiting the Kentucky Bourbon Trail (Itinerary Included)
The mister and I qualified for the Southwest Companion pass {which is the BEST airline reward ever! – you can be almost halfway there by applying for the Southwest RapidRewards Premier credit card} a few months back, and have been using it to take some short trips for the cost of just one of us….