We're big fans of DIY travel. Curious to learn more? Excellent, let's talk.
We're big fans of DIY travel. Curious to learn more? Excellent, let's talk.
If you’ve been following along with the blog, you’ll know we just returned from a 3-week adventure in Spain. When we talk about trips like this, we usually get one of two reactions. First, and most common: what a neat vacation! Let’s be clear: this wasn’t a vacation. It’s true we do our share of …
Jason and I recently spent 3 weeks in July living in Madrid, Spain while Jason taught for Auburn University’s Global Programs in Europe. His students had first been in Rome for 6 weeks taking classes and then had a week off to travel during the 4th of July Holiday. On week 8 they landed in …
Picture this: you’ve planned and enjoyed an amazing vacation. It’s the night before you head home, you check in to your hotel, have a nice dinner, get checked in for your flight, and head to bed. Sound familiar? Us, too. However, when your alarm goes off at 4 am and you check your phone, you …
If you’ve been following along on our Instagram page, you’ve seen that we have been highlighting parts of our National Park hopping trip we took summer of 2020. Since my travel journal from that trip is buried somewhere back in Missouri and we are currently in Spain, I’m going to do my best to take …
In an earlier post we talked about the reason Jason likes Scotland: Scotch. We talked about the three main ingredients, single malts v. blended varieties, and peated v. non-peated versions. And like we said earlier, once you know the answer to a few key questions and how much you want to spend, it’s hard to …
As we’ve said a few times before, when we travel, we like to do so a little differently than most folks we know. Yes, that means a bit more work on our end, but the payoffs are well worth the effort, as we get to see parts of countries that others don’t. To be sure, …
Consider this scenario: you’ve spent months planning a trip to Europe. You’ve canceled and rebooked a couple of times for two years in the midst of a global pandemic. You’ve been dreaming about the landscapes and experiences. You’ve spent a considerable amount of your hard-earned money to pay for the trip, have gotten everything you …
It’s no secret we like to travel. But when folks ask about our favorite places and we almost immediately say ‘Scotland,’ plenty of people ask: ‘But why Scotland, of all places?’ If you ask Tasha, she’ll rattle off information about castle ruins, ancient peoples, dramatic wild landscapes, folklore, and on (and on). Jason’s answer? Scotch. …
The first time we rented a car in Europe and had to fill up on petrol (not gas, use the local lingo!), we were surprised to see how inexpensive fuel was across the pond. Until, that is, we saw the total bill show up on our credit card. Yeesh! Here’s the thing: in Europe, they …
When we travel we try, as much as possible, to book ahead and pay for things ahead of time. Sometimes, as with hotels and car rentals, you can actually get a price break if you pay in full at the time of booking (win!). But mostly, we do this to make sure we have fewer …
