It’s that time of the year when the holidays are upon us and many of us are searching for the perfect gift. We don’t know about you, but it has gotten infinitely harder each year when our families ask for our Christmas list. These days we often ask for what might be considered some pretty […]
13 Gifts American Expats Want
Being an expat can be hard at times, and it’s when those times are rough that you just want some of the comforts from home. And it’s most often during the holidays, like Thanksgiving when it’s just another day of the week everywhere else in the world or Christmas when you’re missing your favorite cookies […]
2023 Best Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers and Campers
Searching for the perfect gift for hiking, backpacking, camping this holiday season? All of our suggestions for the best gifts for hikers have been personally trail tested by us. Using the top gear for backpacking, camping, hiking and getting outdoors is important to us so we can cover more miles on the trail and camp […]
2023 Digital Camera Gift Guide
What is the best digital camera for travel? Just like finding the best of anything, it really depends on style, need and budget. If you’re looking for a camera to gift the photography lover in your life, we’ve rounded up a guide to the best digital cameras you can buy in 2023 for various uses […]
Goosehill SUP: The Best Stand-Up Paddle Board for Travel
We’re not the sit-on-the-beach-and-sun-tan types. We love going to the beach, but we also love to be active. You get a tan while snorkeling, swimming, kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding, too. While we own our own snorkeling gear and swimming doesn’t require any equipment, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding has always been something we only […]
Staying Connected: Vision Global WiFi Mobile Hotspot
While the idea of running away from it all and being totally disconnected from our online lives sounds idyllic, the reality these days is that staying connected is important to most of us. For us, our entire business is online. And though it’s not life and death if we’re away from our phones and email […]
Best Power Banks for Charging Up Your Phone on the Go
These days our smartphones are practically an extension of us. And when it comes to traveling, they serve as mobile boarding passes, guidebooks, GPS navigation systems and cameras. There’s almost nothing worse than watching your smartphone hit the dreaded 20% battery indicator and then drain down as you pray it guides you to your next […]
How to Pack for a Summer Trip to Bordeaux, France
Thank you Columbia for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Columbia, all content and opinions expressed here are my own. It’s well known that the French are some of the most stylishly-dressed people in the world. The French just have this je ne sais quoi; this ability to seemingly just throw on […]
Best Passport Holders for Travelers
A passport holder is more than just an accessory to dress up your passport. Did you know that even a small tear can render your passport invalid and countries can deny you entry because of it? For a traveler, a passport is the most important thing we own and yet, it’s not always treated with […]
Carry-on Approved: Ricardo Beverly Hills Roxbury 2.0
As frequent travelers, we put the miles on our luggage faster than a runner training for the marathon puts the miles on their shoes. And as luxury travel writers, we need luggage that’s durable, mobile and won’t embarrass us with the jet-set crowd we’re often running with. Naturally, we were thrilled when a stylish California-based […]
