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Budget Travel Guide: 9 Free Things to do in Rome

Budget Travel Guide: 9 Free Things to do in Rome

We’ve come to the conclusion of our European travels. We likely still have a few posts up our sleeve, but Rome is the final destination on our 3-month tour of France and Italy. Fortunately, it was nothing like the cheesy horror movie (although I’m not gonna lie, I was a devoted Devon Sawa fangirl in the 90’s—he was right up there with JTT). Shhhhh, don’t tell Tom. Okay, enough about my embarrassing pre-teen crushes. Let’s talk about some free things…

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How to Choose a Vacation Rental That Doesn’t Suck

How to Choose a Vacation Rental That Doesn’t Suck

One thing we learned during our travels in Europe is how much lodging affects your experience in a place. We’ve told the story of our worst rental…or as we refer to it our nightmare in Nice, so now we’re sharing something more helpful—what we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) about how to choose a vacation rental. Pin this post for later > 8 Tips for Choosing a Vacation Rental We’ve stayed in a lot of different lodging types over the…

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Naples Italy Travel Guide: Pizza, Porn, and Pickpockets

Naples Italy Travel Guide: Pizza, Porn, and Pickpockets

Where to stay, where to eat, what to do, and why you should add Naples to your Italy itinerary Naples Italy gets a bad rap. While planning our travels I came across a lot of articles saying that Naples is dangerous. Well, it’s a good thing we don’t believe everything we read. I mean, you should believe us, of course, haha! Seriously though, Naples (or Napoli in Italian) ended up being Tom’s favorite city in all of Italy. We put…

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5 Ways to Avoid the Crowds in Venice

5 Ways to Avoid the Crowds in Venice

We almost made a huge mistake with Venice. We almost skipped it entirely. Venice is crowded, and smelly, and expensive they said. I’m not sure exactly who “they” are, but these were the complaints we’d heard. Thoughts of how to avoid the crowds in Venice swirled around our starting to become travel-weary heads. If you know us, you know that we’re not much for crowds. We’ve even written about how to get away from crowds in national parks. A quiet…

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Best Places to See Art in Florence for First Time Visitors

Best Places to See Art in Florence for First Time Visitors

It’s hard to know where to begin talking about Florence. A city renown for it’s art and history. The birthplace of the Renaissance as well as numerous great artists, architectures, and writers. Many who spent their lives creating work that still resides in this opulent city today. Deciding where to start and how to spend your time in Florence is daunting. We knew that we wanted to visit museums, but didn’t know the best places to see art in Florence…

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7 Ways to be a Good National Park Visitor

7 Ways to be a Good National Park Visitor

(AKA How to Not be an A$$ in Nature) It’s that wonderful time of year when the days are long and the sun is hot. Summer has always been my favorite season—promising road trips, camping adventures, and many hours in nature. It’s also the busiest time of year at national parks. We’ve already shared some tips for finding solitude in the parks this summer, but with rising national park visitation, comes an increased human impact on these beautiful places. Here’s…

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What to Expect in Cinque Terre, Italy

What to Expect in Cinque Terre, Italy

Not long ago I wrote about how expectations are pointless. Now here I am writing about just that—what to expect in Cinque Terre. Perhaps a more accurate title would be: Things we didn’t realize about Cinque Terre before visiting. That doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, though. Hypocritical as it is, I’m sticking with what to expect…or more specifically what “unexpected” things to expect in Cinque Terre. First a little background in case you’re not familiar with the “five lands”…

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13 Road Trip Essentials

13 Road Trip Essentials

Not many things compare to the feeling of cruising down the open road on a hot summer day. Dark pavement glistening with heat mirages stretching out in front of you indefinitely. Soft white clouds rolling across the land. Windows down and sweet country air blowing across your sweaty back as Tom Petty blasts from the speakers. This is what summer dreams are made of friends. Pin this post for later > Road trips make for some of the best vacations….

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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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