If we could go back and talk to our younger selves as we packed for our first trip together 27 years ago, we would say one thing: “Put it back. You don’t need it.” In the early days, we were “just in case” packers. We packed for every possible weather […]
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Over 27 years of travel, we’ve bought our fair share of trinkets. We have shelves of wood carvings, decorative bowls, a collection of caps, and enough magnets to cover three refrigerators. But if you asked us to describe our favorite memories from a trip five years ago, we wouldn’t talk […]
When we first started cruising, one of the biggest “culture shocks” for us was the shore excursion. Coming from a background of independent travel where we planned our day, the idea of being funneled onto a bus with 40 other people felt, frankly, a bit daunting. We worried we’d lose […]
In the world of travel blogging, there is often a frantic pressure to always find the “new.” People want the “top 10 undiscovered islands” or the “next big city.” While we still love the thrill of an unknown horizon, after 27 years of traveling together, we’ve discovered a secret that […]