Day One When a flight lands at a destination at 7:00 at night, it makes it tough to do much exploring before bed. However, we made the...

“I travel because I become uncomfortable being too comfortable.” – Carew Papritz We are barely more than a week away from our trip to...

This post is dedicated to my dad, who went above and beyond to get me a ton of safety gear when he first learned that I sometimes run...

I recently talked about last-minute purchases for vacation in Shopping for Our Trip. I usually look into our hiking and camping gear to...

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson This weekend, I got a...

“Adventure isn’t hanging off a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude we must apply to the day to day obstacles of...

“You need special shoes for hiking – and a bit of a special soul as well.” - Terri Guillemets I had every intention of either subtly...

“There is nothing so American as our National Parks.” - President Franklin D. Roosevelt It was a big joke between Zac and I at Mesa Verde...

“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow…” - Mary Tyler Moore I will be the first to admit it - I wasn’t always the best at...

“I try to keep myself busy. I always hang out with my family and friends and my dogs. Go to the beach. Go swimming. Go get exercise. Go...

“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfilment.” - Hilaire Belloc Now that we have booked our flight to Alaska and secured a...

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” - Susan Sontag It always takes so much debate to figure out where we want to travel to....

There’s something so incredible about getting on a plane, flying for less time than it takes us to drive to Colorado, and ending the...

Besides randomly finding Scotland through a quick internet search, listed as a good place to visit in September, I didn’t know much about...

Aside from Colorado, Zac and I typically are not the type that want to visit the same place twice. This should not be confused with...

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have, if only we...

“What made you choose Iceland? I hear about peoples’ vacations all the time, and have never heard of anyone who’s gone to Iceland.” We...

“A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars.” - Alan S....

“Life is a journey best travelled with dogs.” - Unknown The first time we took Buzz on a road trip to Colorado, we were both nervous it...

From road trips to spending hours in airports to unexpected day-long layovers in new countries - we’ve done a lot. We also have a lot out...