Category: United States

  • Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: A Neighborhood Guide

    Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: A Neighborhood Guide

    A list of our favorite places to eat, drink and wander in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

  • Ballard, Seattle: A Complete Guide to This Cool, Historic Neighborhood

    Ballard, Seattle: A Complete Guide to This Cool, Historic Neighborhood

    Ballard is home to us now, and we couldn’t be happier. It feels more like our situation in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, where everything was walkable, and I could go more than a week without moving my car. It’s definitely more of a favorite for the locals and more off the…

  • The Best Leaf Peeping: A New England Fall Road Trip

    The Best Leaf Peeping: A New England Fall Road Trip

    It is officially that time of the year. People start closing their windows, the sunsets are earlier and earlier and the leaves change to all kinds of beautiful colors. There are so many incredible places in the United States to enjoy the fall colors (also known as leaf peeping), but…

  • Plan A Perfect Boston Weekend Trip

    Plan A Perfect Boston Weekend Trip

    Everything you need to plan a Boston weekend adventure with a breakdown of neighborhoods, best hotels, and day trip options to see more of the northeast.

  • A Stunning Weekend Escape: 12 Things to do in Bellingham

    A Stunning Weekend Escape: 12 Things to do in Bellingham

    Bellingham is the perfect weekend getaway from Seattle. There are so many things to do in Bellingham and the surrounding area, especially if you love the outdoors. If you’ve followed our road trip story, you may remember that we were heading to Bellingham in April 2019 before the COVID pandemic…

  • White Sands National Park: A Beautiful New Mexico Secret

    White Sands National Park: A Beautiful New Mexico Secret

    A guide to White Sands National Park to help you plan your visit to this unique southwest landscape.

  • 22 of Our Favorite Photos of 2022

    22 of Our Favorite Photos of 2022

    Another year has flown by, filled with the perfect mixture of quiet nights at home and adventures to new places. We opted for more day trips and local hikes this year because we live in the perfect place for that. While we have a backlog of detailed guides and posts…

  • How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    National Parks are a popular stop on US road trips. Everyone has heard of Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Yosemite, but there are quite a few lesser-known national parks that are worthy of their place on bucket lists and itineraries. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of those places we…

  • A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    They say, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” right? With a reputation like that, it makes sense why this 800,000-acre desert behemoth was established as Big Bend National Park in 1944. That’s larger than the state of Rhode Island. This is Texas saying, “We’re so big; we have state-sized parks.” Remarkable.…

  • Chain Lakes Hike: An Alpine Lake Loop with Volcano Views

    Chain Lakes Hike: An Alpine Lake Loop with Volcano Views

    The Chain Lakes Loop Hike is one of the most popular in the North Cascades. We found it in this PNW hiking book and ended up with a perfect September day. It mixes up views of volcanoes and glaciers with sparkling alpine lakes. The hike is moderately challenging and is…