6. Spend Where It Matters

You might not believe when I say this, but you CAN have an amazing vacation at Legoland on a budget. In 2025, we took our Lego-obsessed child down to Legoland Florida for …

Can’t afford to go the beach? Turn up the heat and bring the beach to you, instead!

While we were on our honeymoon, staying in the beautiful Kailua Kona on Hawaii, we avoided doing much typically touristy stuff. We decided against the helicopter tour and dolphin experience after reading …

My brother is in Ecuador right now, visiting a friend. Together, they are exploring the Galapagos Islands, making my dad and me supremely jealous — of what they’re getting to see, not …

A recent discussion with some friends made me think about the souvenirs we buy from our trips, the trinkets from vacation, the gifts for other people. Why buy anything at all from …

Theme parks are my jam. Growing up in Florida, we were fortunate enough to be able to visit them often. Sea World. Busch Gardens. Adventure Island. Universal. Disney. Every year, we’d get …

The birds wake me up, their incessant morning chatter yanking me from a lovely dream. I roll over, and for the briefest of moments I think this isn’t my bed and then …

Here are some final thoughts on our month-long home exchange from my husband and Cora, one of our home swapping partners.

The authors shared insights from their six-week European journey, focusing on valuable lessons learned. Key takeaways include embracing flexibility in planning, the widespread use of English, the need for comfortable walking shoes, …

Months of research. Hours spent comparing flight prices. Countless nights debating destinations and routes, followed by whimsical dreams of far away cities and interesting people. The weeks and months leading up to …

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted here, and I do keep meaning to post about the awesome trip to London I took with my dad several months ago, or the week …

Often, people get specific ideas of how a trip should go or places they need to visit. I know, I’ve been there! We can easily be blinded by our own expectations, and …

Home Exchange 101: What is home exchange? Will I like swapping my house? You sleep in other people’s beds? And other burning questions you have about home exchange. We started home exchanging …

I love data. Fitbit stats, banking transactions, attendance rates on my learning sessions at work. I like knowing the hard facts to make data-driven decisions instead of relying on gut feelings. So …