One of the top travel trends (and general lifestyle trends) these days is being more sustainable and thinking about your impact on the environment. Sustainable travel is now becoming more and more popular, as eco-friendly resorts pop up and the latest gadgets aim to be more friendly to the environment. The main problem with a… Read More 5 Ways To Be A More Sustainable Traveler (Without Breaking the Bank!)
I had so much fun on my first trip to Belgium! As I based myself in Brussels, I wanted to share some of my top tips for visiting the city. There are definitely a few things I wish I’d known, and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes! Here are 11 practical tips for visiting… Read More 11 Practical Tips For Visiting Brussels
UPDATED MARCH 2022! As one of the most popular destinations in the North of England, York sees huge crowds of tourists every year. Having lived in York for a year and a half 3.5 years over 5 years now (!!), I love living here and having so much to explore in my own backyard! Being… Read More 20 Things to Do in York That Are Absolutely FREE!
This month flew by! All in all, May has been busy with work and busy squeezing in a few trips around that. Here’s what I got up to this month! Where I Went York, Nottingham, Drigg, Wasdale, Scafell Pike, Eskdale, Hardknott Pass, Ambleside, Loughrigg Fell, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Brougham, Brough, Higham, Bolsover (United Kingdom) Best… Read More May 2018 Recap
As a travel blogger, I spend a lot of time researching accommodation and recommending good places to stay. I try to give honest reviews of hostels I’ve stayed at over the years on the blog. Reviews are such a huge resource when deciding where to stay on a trip! On my most recent trip to… Read More Hostel Review: Knight House Hostel, Tallinn
London is the most visited city in Europe, and almost the most visited city in the world! If you’re traveling to the UK, chances are you’ll be hitting up London. While there are so many things to do in London (like these 25 places!), there is so much more to England and the UK than… Read More The 12 Best Daytrips From London
I visited Finland for the first time on a quick daytrip to Helsinki from Tallinn, Estonia during my most recent trip around the Baltics! While most people do it the other way around (visit Tallinn on a daytrip from Helsinki), I love traveling Eastern Europe far too much to give myself just one day in… Read More What To Do With 1 Day In Helsinki
One of the best things about visiting Belgium? How close all the cities are! It’s about 3 hours on the train to go from one end of the country to the other. And the capital, Brussels, is very well connected to cities across the country. I took advantage of this on my trip over Easter… Read More A Daytrip to Antwerp
So much of my goal with this blog is to show you all that it’s possible to travel on a budget. In order to be completely transparent, I typically keep track of all individual expenses on a trip. Every meal, every beer, every bus ticket—I write it all down! My most recent trip to Belgium… Read More How Much Does it Cost to Spend 4 Days in Belgium?
What a month! From March 11th to April 11th, I visited 6 different countries in just 1 month—without traveling consecutively!!! So the first part of April was rounding off one of the most hectic travel months I’ve had. The rest of the month was spent relaxing and recovering, working (to pay for said trips!), and… Read More April 2018 Recap
UPDATED JULY 2024! My first trip to Tallinn, the charming capital of Estonia, was fantastic. So many people visit Tallinn as a daytrip from nearby Helsinki, Finland, but the city truly deserves longer than just a few hours! Heading to Tallinn? Here are 22 things you must do on a trip to Tallinn! 1) Admire… Read More 22 Things to Do on a Trip to Tallinn
One of York’s many charming features is its collection of small, winding streets! These are called snickelways (sometimes spelled snickleways), and the city is absolutely full of them. If you visit, exploring them is one thing you must do in York! The word snickelway was coined by Mark W. Jones, a local author who wrote… Read More The Best Snickelways in York
Well, as a born and bred Minnesotan I’m sure you’re not surprised to see this post! Minnesota is a state in the US, located in the Midwest. It gets a true winter (you wouldn’t expect anything else up north, would you?!)—unbelievably cold temperatures, heaps and heaps of snow, everything. But visiting this frozen tundra in… Read More 6 Reasons To Visit Minnesota In Winter
On my trip to Belgium, I based myself in the capital city, Brussels. I spent just about 2 days exploring Brussels out of the 4 days of my trip! (The other days I went to Antwerp and Bruges/Ghent.) There are lots of famous landmarks and well-known things to do in Brussels. But instead of a… Read More 8 Unique Things to Do in Brussels
One of the things I love most about living in Yorkshire are the outdoor opportunities everywhere you look. It is so easy to find beautiful hiking trails! I’m trying to make an effort to share more of my hiking adventures on the blog, as it has become such a passion of mine. Starting the Hike… Read More Walking From Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay: One of My Favorite Walks in Yorkshire
Time is flying by this year already! I can’t believe it’s already March. This has been a very, very busy month for me! I’ve started two new jobs, visited two other countries besides the UK (including a new country for me!), and have tried to manage traveling a lot with working a lot to pay… Read More March 2018 Recap
Dublin is a city that I love visiting. My first trip here was as a wide-eyed 18-year-old, on my first independent adventure. My most recent trip was celebrating my 2nd wedding anniversary! There are so many amazing ways to spend a weekend in Dublin. But how much does it cost? A huge goal of this… Read More How Much Does It Cost To Spend A Weekend In Dublin?
This month, it will have been 8 years since I took my first proper international trip. Even though I went to Sweden when I was 5 with my family, I don’t really count it—I was just a kid! And I barely remember it. But in March 2010, I set off on a Spanish class trip… Read More 8 Years Since I Caught the Travel Bug: Reflections On Spain
There are so many logistics and things to sort out and organize when you go abroad long-term. Whether you’re studying abroad for a semester, taking a gap year, or moving abroad on a permanent basis, it takes a LOT of preparation! Itineraries, cities you’ll visit, budgets, flights, what clothes to bring, etc. But there is… Read More The Stuff No One Talks About When You Go Abroad: Birth Control, Student Loans, and More
London is one of the most-visited cities in the world, and with good reason. There is so much to see in just one city—like these 25 places! I visited London for a weekend in December (just before Christmas) both this year and last year. There are a lot of special places you should visit to… Read More 10 Places You Must See In London At Christmas
