Trip Reports
Travel Guides
Written after we got home, not before we left — real hotels, real logistics, real opinions.
Europe · December 2017
A December Weekend in London
A short, cold-weather stay at the Tower of London's doorstep.
Europe · February 2017
A Few Days in Zürich
A short stay in Switzerland's largest city, between Madrid/Seville and the Austrian thermal spas.
Europe · June 2019
A Summer Drive Through Barcelona, Lake Garda, and the Austrian Alps
Barcelona to Riva del Garda to Sirmione to Faak am See — one long June road trip across three countries.
Europe · March 2026
Athens: The Acropolis and a Long Weekend of Ruins
A short stay in the heart of Athens, timed for spring before the summer heat and crowds arrive.
Europe · 2017–2025
Austria, Again and Again: Ski Slopes and Thermal Spas
Why we keep coming back to the same corner of Austria — Bad Goisern three times, plus Filzmoos, Kaprun, Villach, Innsbruck, Frauenkirchen, and Loipersdorf.
Asia · March–April 2018
Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Koh Samui
A Thai island, then Vietnam's biggest city, then Bangkok to finish.
Europe · 2017, 2024 & 2025
Barcelona, Every Which Way
Three visits, three neighborhoods — from a budget aparthotel to Las Ramblas to a stay near the harbor.
USA · May 2022
California, Napa, Hawaii's Three Islands, and Chicago in One Trip
San Francisco to Napa to Los Angeles, then Maui, Oahu, and Kauai, ending in Chicago.
Africa & Indian Ocean · November–December 2025
Cape Town, Mauritius & Johannesburg: Africa and the Indian Ocean in One Trip
Combining South Africa's cities with a beach stretch in Mauritius — how the logistics of this trip actually worked.
Central America · March 2024
Costa Rica for Grown-Ups: Rainforest and Beach Without Roughing It
A practical Costa Rica itinerary that balances jungle lodges, wildlife, and beach time with real comfort.
Caribbean · May 2017
Cuba: Havana, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad by Casa Particular
A loop through three cities, staying with local hosts the whole way rather than in hotels.
Asia · September 2018
Hong Kong's Skyline, Then Bali's Rice Terraces and Beaches
A dense, vertical city followed by Nusa Dua's resorts and Ubud's temples and rice paddies.
Caribbean · February–March 2025 & 2026
Island-Hopping the Eastern Caribbean: Five Islands, Two Winters
St. Lucia, Barbados, and Grenada one year; Guadeloupe and St. Martin the next — how we've been working through the Lesser Antilles a few islands at a time.
Africa & Indian Ocean · September 2021
Kenya's Safari Circuit, Then Three Seychelles Islands
Elephants and wildebeest crossings in Kenya, then Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue by boat.
Europe · June–July 2018
Lisbon to the Algarve: Portugal Coast to Coast
Lisbon's hills, Albufeira's beaches, and a quieter finish in Faro.
Europe · 2017, 2025 & 2026
Madrid, Three Times Over
Preciados, Hotel Maydrit, and a stay in La Latina — how our read on Madrid changed each visit.
Europe · 2019 & 2026
Milan, Twice: An Aperitivo Between Flights
Two short stays nine years apart — ApartHotel Durini and Starhotels Business Palace.
Caribbean · March 2023
Puerto Rico to the British Virgin Islands by Catamaran
Island-hopping through Puerto Rico, Anguilla, Tortola, and the BVI — including a multi-day catamaran sail.
Europe · May 2024
Rome, One More Time
A short May stay near the city center — what we'd still go back for.
Europe · June–July 2025
Sardinia, Coast to Coast
Five stops from Cannigione to Chia — the long way across one of the Mediterranean's most underrated islands.
Asia · February–March 2020
Singapore, Borneo's Orangutans, and Malaysia's Beach Islands
Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Penang, and Langkawi — one trip across very different Southeast Asia.
Indian Ocean · December 2021 & November–December 2024
The Maldives, Twice: Two Very Different Ways to Do an Overwater Villa
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in 2021, then Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa in 2024.
USA · April–May 2026
The Ultimate Utah & Arizona National Parks Road Trip
19 days, LAX to San Diego by way of Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Page, the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and Joshua Tree — the actual itinerary we drove.
North America · March–April 2019
The Yucatán: Mérida, Tulum, and Cancún in Ten Days
Colonial Mérida, cenotes and ruins near Tulum, and an all-inclusive finish in Cancún.
North America · May 2017
Two Days in Toronto
A short downtown stay in Canada's largest city.