Sahara Adventures: Our 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Sahara Adventures: Our 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Since we began planning for our trip to Morocco, we’ve been dreaming of spending the night in the Sahara Desert. There are a ton of tour operators offering different options for a Sahara camping experience, and we ultimately decided the very popular 3 day/2 night tour from Marrakech to Fes would be the best fit for our schedule. After hours of research and dozens of email inquiries to operators, we booked our adventure with Marrakech Desert Trips. They were one…

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10 Day Morocco Itinerary

10 Day Morocco Itinerary

We spent 10 days in Morocco over New Years and what a way it was to ring in 2019. On this trip, we visited Marrakech, the Sahara, Fes, Chefchaouen, and Rabat. It was a jam-packed vacation that allowed us to see a sampling of what Morocco has to offer, from cities to mountains to the desert. Here’s a breakdown of our itinerary and highlights from each stop.  2 nights: Marrakech We flew directly from Washington DC to Casablanca and, upon…

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10 Things You Can’t Miss on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores

10 Things You Can’t Miss on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores

There is so much to see in the Azores. Depending on how much time you have, you’ll have some choices to make about what to see and what to skip. To make the most of your trip, don’t miss these 10 things when visiting Sao Miguel: 1. Beautiful viewpoints and vistas Sao Miguel is dotted by incredible viewpoints and vistas. As we road tripped around the island, we pulled over often to take in the scenery. As you’re traveling around,…

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4 Day Azores Itinerary

4 Day Azores Itinerary

If they’re not already, the Azores Islands deserve a spot on your vacation short list. These Portugese islands are in the Atlantic Ocean, about a three hour flight from the mainland (or a 5 hour flight from the East Coast USA). The islands are accessible, affordable, easy to get around, beautiful, and so much fun! I can’t recommend a trip here enough. For this trip, I was traveling with my pal Katharine. Unfortunately, John didn’t have enough time off work to…

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How to Hike the W Trek in Patagonia

How to Hike the W Trek in Patagonia

Preparing to hike the W trek in Torres del Paine National Park took some planning. Getting to and from Patagonia requires many flights, buses, and ferries. There are three different companies offering lodging within the park. Finding availability at the sites where we hoped to stay took a bit of shuffling until we got the nights we’d be in each spot just right. Needless to say, we were thrilled when it all came together and we finally arrived at the…

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Reflections From Nine Months of Full-Time Travel

Reflections From Nine Months of Full-Time Travel

In November 2016, we hopped on a flight from New York to Shanghai and spent what would become 9 months traveling full-time. The journey was nothing short of incredible and filled with people, places, and memories that we will share for the rest of our lives. Now that we’ve had time to reflect on our adventures, we want to share some final trip stats, reflections, and favorite photos – enjoy! By The Numbers Packing: here’s a look at what was in my…

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July in the Northeast USA

July in the Northeast USA

Yup, this is a post about July 2017. Why are you reading this now? Well, because (1) who doesn’t want to read about July in warm, sunny New England on a cold February day; (2) I’m desperate to finish the blog because I REALLY want a complete account of this incredible trip! So, here it is… some notes and pictures from our last two weeks of the US Road Trip and the final sunset from our full-time adventure.  We always…

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California Dreamin’

California Dreamin’

We were only California dreamin’ for four nights, but time in this state always leaves us wondering “Why don’t we live here?” (Don’t worry, moms, we’re not serious). The weather, beaches, and laid-back vibes are awesome and we always eagerly anticipate visits to CA. On this road trip, we prioritized seeing friends and family as we have lots of generous people up and down the coast who gave us places to stay and things to do. Here’s a peek at…

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Southwest USA

Southwest USA

After leaving Moab, we continued south to check a few more national parks (and one city) off our list! Bryce Canyon National Park  I didn’t know much about Bryce before we showed up and I was blown away by this park! We got there around 2pm and had no problem finding a campsite which definitely started our visit off on the right foot. After setting up and settling in, we set off for a hike in Byrce Amphitheater, the main…

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One Week in Moab, Utah!

One Week in Moab, Utah!

We were so excited to get out to Utah to spend a whole week with the Garland family! John’s sister Carolyn lives out there so his parents and brother flew out and we all met for a week of fun in the Moab area. This was an absolute highlight of the summer. Here’s the lowdown on our week: Salt Lake City We all met up in Salt Lake City. John and I beat the rest of the family there by…

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