Hiking in the Azores

Hiking on your vacation

Hiking on your vacation is an excellent way to experience the natural wonders of a destination. Even if you wouldn’t normally consider yourself a hiker, I can guarantee (okay maybe not really, but there’s a very high probability) you will see something incredible if you include a little outdoors time in your next vacation planning. …

Traveling with a herniated disc: 9 tips to ease your back and brain

Below are nine tips and suggestions I recommend if you are traveling with a herniated disc or are recovering from back surgery. As we get older, our style of travel evolves with us. That is fine and totally makes sense. Unfortunately, some of the unpleasant things that come along with getting older, or just living …

Unexpected Holidays While Traveling

B and I are fairly experienced travelers. Between the two of us, we’ve visited dozens and dozens of countries. We should have things figured out, right? Well, nope. On at least five trips, we have inadvertently visited a country during a major holiday. We fell prey to the inexcusable (although unintentional) thought of ‘that’s how …

bunting Plovdiv Bulgaria evolving as a travler

Evolving as a traveler

Warning: this post is a little on the philosophical side, but it is something I have been thinking about a lot lately. One thing I have noticed as I mature and gain experience is that I am continually evolving as a traveler. There were ways I preferred to travel in my 20s that I do …