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,…
We love Portland for many reasons. Like the excellent food scene. The incredible green spaces within city limits. The easy access to jaw-dropping natural beauty. We firmly believe that Portland is one of the best cities in the country for a quick getaway. It’s a big enough city that there’s plenty to do and see…
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…
I’ve done many, many tours across Europe that never see the light of day in this corner of the internet, because I judged them to be not worth it. After all, our whole thing is making the most of your time and money with our detailed, thought-out itineraries, so it doesn’t make sense to include…
I distinctly remember being at a cafe in Paris (that shall remain unnamed) chatting with the barista a few years back about the coffee scene in Rome. I said something to the effect of “I probably won’t be drinking as much good coffee as I am here” and they guffawed and remarked that I would…
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….