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Mentally Escaping to Frasers Beach, Manapouri, New Zealand
There's a place my mind wanders to when I'm bored, or overly anxious (hi, pandemic self!), or just thinking about some of my favorite...
Brooke
Aug 6, 20212 min read


Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca, Mexico Itinerary
(This post is an itinerary post to help those looking for advice on how to spend their time in certain locations. For more detailed...
Brooke
Aug 5, 20214 min read


Overnight in Friedrichschafen, Germany, Along the Banks of Lake Constance
If you're looking for a quaint little town along the banks of a beautiful lake that happens to straddle the borders of three countries,...
Brooke
May 30, 20218 min read


Relaxing at One of the World's Most Beautiful Beaches: Playa el Coco, Nicaragua (Day One)
I'm not even sure at this point how I even first heard of Playa el Coco, a remote beach located near the bottom of Nicaragua. I assume I...
Brooke
May 29, 20216 min read


Cruising Amsterdam's Canals
Amsterdam, and indeed all of the Netherlands, is defined by its relationship to water. Chock full of canals, Amsterdam is in many ways a...
Brooke
Apr 3, 20215 min read


Exploring Shakespeare Cliff and Lonely Bay in New Zealand's Coromandel
The Coromandel peninsula on New Zealand's North Island stands out to me as one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, with its...
Brooke
Jan 12, 20214 min read


A Brief Glimpse of Helsinki
Some cities are not meant to be seen by cruise ship. Sure, some could argue that Helsinki has just enough to do that a cruise ship visit...
Brooke
Aug 27, 20208 min read


A Stroll Through Paris
There are certain places on earth where the art of the stroll is not only celebrated, but a quintessential facet of life. And in Paris,...
Brooke
Aug 20, 202011 min read


One (Brief) Night in Namur, Belgium
One of my goals when visiting Belgium in 2014 was to see some of the quaint little villages that speckled the countryside. Namur, located...
Brooke
Jan 21, 20203 min read


Wine Tasting and Palace Gawking in Sintra and Colares, Portugal
Ahh, Sintra, we hardly knew ye. And what a shame, too, for what we saw convinced me that we will, at some point in the future, be back....
Brooke
Jan 17, 20204 min read
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