3 Days in Venice: A Perfect Itinerary for First Timers
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3 Days in Venice: A Perfect Itinerary for First Timers

If you’re here planning a trip to Venice and you’ve read any of our other Italy guides, you’ll know that one of our favorite things about Italy is the regional diversity that comes from its history as a series of independent (and oftentimes adversarial) city states all vying for power and influence on the Italian…

10 Days in Spain: A Perfect Itinerary for First Timers
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10 Days in Spain: A Perfect Itinerary for First Timers

If you’ve spent any time at all in this corner of the internet, you’ll know that we absolutely love Spain for a number of reasons – the diverse landscapes, the food culture (and the great gluten free food scene!), the weather, the regional identities, the rich history, to name a few. After a recent trip…

How to Plan a 2 Day North Cascades National Park Itinerary
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How to Plan a 2 Day North Cascades National Park Itinerary

While we love our adopted home state of Oregon and places like Mount Rainier and Olympic National Park, if you ask us to name our favorite hiking destination in the Pacific Northwest (the west coast?), both of our minds go straight to North Cascades National Park (and the Mount Baker Wilderness, too).  Why do we…

How to Plan an Amazing Spain and Portugal Itinerary
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How to Plan an Amazing Spain and Portugal Itinerary

With the notable exception of Italy (mi amore!), which we’ve visited every single year for the past three years, Spain and Portugal are the two European countries where we’ve spent the most time over the past several years. Our recent forays into Spain and Portugal include a full two months a few years back, a…

How to Plan an Incredible 7 Day Spain Itinerary
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How to Plan an Incredible 7 Day Spain Itinerary

Spain’s history really gets shortchanged in American high school history textbooks, where it basically gets boiled down to “they were rich and sent Columbus (and the other Conquistadors) to the Americas” when the reality is much more diabolical and full of intrigue.  I remember learning about that history on our first trip to Spain, which…