From the endless coastline, tropical forests and volcanoes of the North Island, to the Southern Alps, glaciers, and glacier fed lakes of the South Island, New Zealand has it all, making it a bucket list destination for so many. You could truly spend months here without seeing everything (and honestly, New Zealand has a way… More 14 Things You Can’t Miss in New Zealand
Grand Teton National Park is located in north-western Wyoming in between Yellowstone National Park and Jackson, Wyoming. While it is a small park in comparison to others, it is packed with amazing landscapes, hikes, and wildlife. To help you plan your own trip to Grand Teton NP, I put together this list of 12 things… More 12 Things You Can’t Miss in Grand Teton National Park
If you’re anything like me, ever since you watched Maria gloriously belting out “the hills are alive with the sound of music”, you wanted to go to that place shown in the film. You wanted to see this captivating, picturesque, and musical city of Salzburg for yourself to see how it compares with the Hollywood… More All You Need to Know About Going on “The Sound of Music” Tour
A city steeped in history and music, Salzburg stole my heart immediately upon arrival. From the charming Old Town, to the fortress towering over the city, to the music around every corner, Salzburg has it all. Located in northeast Austria close to the German border, it’s is an easy addition to your European travels and… More How to Spend 3 Days In Salzburg
Home to towering mountains, iconic landscapes, and wonderful people, Switzerland is a slice of Europe that’s truly divine. As a part of our 19 day Western European backpacking trip back in 2018, we spent a few days exploring Switzerland, using Interlaken as our home base. Interlaken is a great choice for this because it’s very… More How to Spend 2 Days with Interlaken as your Home Base
Colmar is a town in the Alsace region of northeastern France near the borders of Germany and Switzerland. The wonderfully preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture along with the cobblestone streets make it feel like you’ve stepped into a real life fairytale – like something straight out of Beauty and the Beast. Colmar was the 2nd… More How to Spend One Day in the Fairytale Town of Colmar
The city of love was the first stop on our Western European backpacking trip back in 2018. It had the cheapest flight to fly into, which is why we picked it, but I’m glad this was where our trip started off. Paris is a city with so much culture, history, and amazing food, let alone… More How to Spend One Day in Paris
A list of my favorite movies that take me across the world.… More 13 Movies to Fuel Your Wanderlust
Spending a longer amount of time exploring Europe is a dream I think a lot of people have, so when we decided to make that a reality, we had to figure out what we really wanted to feasibly do. Our original itinerary was not plausible because we wanted to see everything is still only 19… More 19 Day European Backpacking Trip Itinerary
A detailed list of what we spent backpacking Western Europe for 19 days, broken down into categories. … More How to Budget for a European Backpacking Trip
