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A Nightmare in Nice: Our Worst Rental Experience

A Nightmare in Nice: Our Worst Rental Experience

This week’s blog post is set in the lovely seaside city of Nice, France. A destination known for its azure Mediterranean water, beach-front promenade, and vibrant architecture. Unfortunately, that’s not what this post is about—sorry to disappoint. Our posts from Europe lately have focused on all the wonderful things to do, so today we’re mixing it up. Yes, guys it’s time for another installment of mishaps and misadventures on the road with Tom and Liana. Or perhaps I should say…

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2 Day DIY Walking Tour Itinerary: Marseille, France

2 Day DIY Walking Tour Itinerary: Marseille, France

It’s no secret that we walk…a lot. We hike all around the national parks in the US—sometimes against our better judgement. Many of the free things that we did in Paris revolved around walking. As travelers, what better way to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, than to literally trek around the land? We thought it fitting that our second to last France post includes a walking tour of Marseille. Pin this post for later > A lot of people…

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Budget Travel Guide to Avignon, France

Budget Travel Guide to Avignon, France

Being surrounded by all this art, history, culture, and of course, food has inspired us! We’re trying something new this week friends (don’t worry, this time it doesn’t involve stinky cheese). We excited to share our first real vlog with you today!!! Yes, lots of exclamation marks. We’re just a bit excited! This vlog is a budget travel guide to Avignon, France located in the lush Provence region. Pin this post for later > France may not be the first…

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Bouchons, Basilicas, and Other Things We Love in Lyon

Bouchons, Basilicas, and Other Things We Love in Lyon

As quickly as we were disoriented and even a bit intimidated by the fast-paced Paris, we felt at ease in Lyon. It’s my favorite city that we visited in all of France. Despite being the country’s third largest city, Lyon has a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. You’ll see locals picnicking in the many parks and squares or taking an afternoon stroll along the river, some will even give a friendly nod as you pass by them. It has the unhurried feel…

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11 Free (or Cheap) Things to do in Paris

11 Free (or Cheap) Things to do in Paris

Since we already thoroughly embarrassed ourselves by sharing our blunders in the City of Light, we’ve created something more useful this week—a list of free things to do in Paris. It’s one of the most visited places in the world. People flock from all corners of the earth to see its sights, eat its food, and soak up the Parisian culture. There’s so much to do and see that even with a week to explore, you’ll only begin to scratch…

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7 Mistakes We Made in Paris (and How to Avoid Them)

7 Mistakes We Made in Paris (and How to Avoid Them)

I didn’t initially love Paris. There, I said it. As wildly unpopular as this opinion is likely to be, it’s the honest truth. In all fairness to the City of Light, my experiences in the first few days were hampered by enormous jet lag (seriously felt like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) and a severe case of culture shock. Oddly enough, the culture shock wasn’t so much the foreign location, as it was the lightning fast pace of a big…

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2018 Travel Plans and Goals

2018 Travel Plans and Goals

2017 was probably the biggest year of change and travel plans in our lives yet. We got rid of almost everything we owned, moved into a van, and started road tripping around the US. We created this blog and a few of you lovelies actually read it. Tom started working remotely as an eLearning Developer. We met new people, tried new things, and learned so much. Here’s our year by the numbers. 18,545 miles driven 21 national parks explored 29…

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