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After the peaceful temples of Luang Prabang, our next stop took us to Vang Vieng. Surrounded by towering limestone karst mountains, this small town has become one of Laos’ most iconic adventure destinations. Once known primarily for its backpacker party scene, Vang Vieng has reinvented itself as a hub for outdoor adventure, with turquoise lagoons, …
After having explored Dijon/Beaune, Annecy and Lyon, the next portion of our 2025 Tour de France brought my friends Lindsey, Jed and I to the southern Mediterranean part of France. We stayed in Antibes for several days, making that our home base. However, we wanted to explore more of the French Riviera and so decided …
After exploring the charm of Annecy, the grandeur of Chamonix, and the quiet beauty of Dijon, we headed off for our next city on our Tour de France- Lyon. We only had one day planned in Lyon, France so we had to maximize our time. And what better way to get acquainted with a city …
For our second leg of our 2025 Tour de France, we packed up the car in Dijon and headed south to Annecy, a place that somehow feels both wildly Alpine (hello beautiful mountains!) and effortlessly French. Instead of staying in the city itself, we booked a cozy Airbnb tiny house in Talloires, a lakeside village …
First of all, I’m so excited to be spending several weeks this summer in France, my favorite country in the world! As a French teacher, there are so many parts of France that I’ve learned about or even taught that I have never seen but have wanted to for years. And then timing worked out …
I’ve never been on a cruise before, and while I’d always heard mixed reviews about them (you love them or hate them), I always wanted to experience one for myself. Cruising is definitely a lot different from my normal travel style- like road trips from my hometown of Columbus or exploring Europe– but I was …
In the summer of 2024 a couple of friends and I headed to Romania. There, we were met by my dear friend Dan, who currently lives in Vienna but grew up in Romania- making him an excellent tour guide. We began our trip flying into Bucharest, and we spent several days exploring the capital city, …
In the summer of 2024 I traveled to Romania and Bulgaria with a couple of my friend. Both are countries that we’ve never been to, so there was a fair amount of mystery and intrigue involved. Perhaps the main reason we had for visiting Romania is that my friend Dan, who I met through traveling …
Spring break 2024 my boyfriend and I had a new travel experience. It wasn’t an easy location to get to, but it definitely was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me – Easter Island!! Easter Island is over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile. It is not a super large island, covering just …