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We’re Matt and Alysha, the two endlessly curious (gluten free) travelers behind this site.
We spent the past two years traveling the world, which included 18 national parks here in the United States, and several months exploring in Europe.
Recently, we have chosen to put down roots in Portland, Oregon, and look forward to exploring even more of the Pacific Northwest. Before that, we’ve lived in San Francisco and Seattle, and know those cities like the back of our hands.
We plan (and pay for) all of our own travels, and we use our first hand knowledge to write detailed travel guides to the places we love to help YOU plan an amazing trip.
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Exactly What to Do in Paris (For First Timers)
Paris is a city that has captivated us for years. Particularly Matt, the resident French speaker in this corner of the internet (he took seven years of French in high school, and it takes 2-3 days for it to reemerge when he’s in France). We have both been to Paris many times at this point,…
Hey There! We’re Matt and Alysha
We’re Matt and Alysha, the two endlessly curious gluten free foodies behind Wheatless Wanderlust. We believe that travel is about learning, discovery, and connection.
We’ll help you become a more active participant when you travel – as opposed to an observer – by helping you find ways to connect with locals through cooking classes, walking tours, and more.
We write detailed travel guides to help you forge deeper connections, and hopefully we’ll help you discover something new along the way.
PS: Matt has Celiac Disease, and we write gluten free travel guides to help you find the best safe gluten free restaurants around the world!
Hiking the Chain Lakes Loop at Mt. Baker: A Complete Guide
Mount Baker has become one of our favorite places in the Pacific Northwest. It has all of the alpine splendor that you find in places like Mount Rainier (which we also love – here are our guides!), but with a tiny fraction of the crowds because of its location tucked away along the Canadian border….
The Ptarmigan Ridge Trail at Mt. Baker: A Complete Guide
Here’s the short version of this entire guide: this hike is a nonstop showstopper for a relatively moderate effort, and immediately jumped into our list of favorite trails in the Northwest. If you can handle the distance and elevation, you should absolutely do it! In the car on the way down, we were talking about…
The Incredible Saddle Mountain Trail: A Complete Guide
It is no exaggeration to say that, until recently, the Saddle Mountain trail was high on our “to-do” list of Oregon hikes for approximately the entire time we were aware of its existence. Well known for both its proximity to Portland and the stunning views from the top, the only problem with the hike to…