Tucked between the mountains and the sea (the Ligurian Sea, not the Mediterranean), you’ll find a gorgeous stretch of coast. On that gorgeous stretch of coast, you’ll find five villages full of unobstructed sea views and colorful buildings, collectively known as the Cinque Terre. Within this stretch of coastline, you’ll find spectacular views around every…
Mount Rainier National Park, home of the 14,000+ foot volcano that is visible for hundreds of miles, spans nearly 400 acres in southwest Washington. It’s a massive park, and it’s made more comlicated by the fact that the Mountain sits right smack dab in the middle of it, with no way to go over, under,…
Porto was our last stop on our first foray into Portugal, and we found it to be equally charming as its friendly rival to the south, Lisbon. Porto is somewhat of a contradiction in that, on one hand, it feels very young and lively (especially at night) while simultaneously feeling older and more historic than…
Though we Americans often forget about it, opting to use our limited memory capacities to remember cities like Boston and New York in the stories about the origins of America, Philadelphia is actually probably the most important city in that story. Most of the key events – including the Continental Congress that drafted the Declaration…
Boston is a fascinating city full of rich American history – especially around the American Revolution – far too many colleges and universities to count which gives it a very young feeling, and an undercurrent of rebelliousness that runs through its entire history. Add to that some excellent sports culture and cool architecture, and it’s…
When we started planning a two week trip to London, the first thing we dove into was where to stay in London. Pretty quickly, we realized two things. First, London is massive! Similar to Paris, it’s hard to understand just how big London is until you get there and find yourself saying things like “yeah…