Last year for my birthday, my mom asked me what I wanted. I told her that all I wanted was to take her on a trip with me (something I’ve been trying to do for years!), and I was so excited when she agreed. We...
After a winter visit to Anchorage, Alaska, we told ourselves that going forward we weren’t going to any more cold weather destinations in the winter. Yes, we had a blast in Anchorage, but we live in frigid Minnesota. A warm winter escape is almost a...
We stayed in a couple of unique accommodations while we were in Quebec City, Canada. One was the Hotel de Glace, North America’s only Ice Hotel, and the other one was a monastery called Le Monastère des Augustines. Why would you sleep in a monastery, you...
Berlin is a city famous for its wide range of street art, murals and graffiti. The art found in the city comes in all shapes and sizes, but I didn’t realize just how diverse it could be or how in-depth the history was. That all...
After spending the night in a hotel made of ice, we decided we still had room for a bit more adventure. It was our last full day in Quebec, Canada, and we were spending the night at Hotel Valcartier, which is home to the Hotel...
We lie in bed with nothing but a tiny portion of our faces exposed. Our breath creates a cloud of steam when it touches the icy air. The walls surrounding us are made of snow, and the bed beneath is made of ice. Inside, the...
We are always fans of relaxing in hot tubs—we’ve soaked in steamy hot pools in Japan, Iceland, Canada, Slovenia, Colorado, Alaska, and more. Canada seems to be filled with fabulous places to get your spa on. So, when we decided we were heading to Quebec...
It was a cold winter day in Minnesota. We were thinking about taking a last-minute break somewhere warm, so I was browsing flights. We had been to Alaska the past two winters, so we weren’t in the mood for another winter to winter escape. I...
For us, 2018 was full of highs, lows, and everything in between. The first seven months of the year were filled with Wander The Map projects and a few personal trips thrown in the mix. We were often moving from one project to the next...
During our weeklong road trip in Door County, Wisconsin, our mission was to explore all the natural beauty the region has to offer as part of the Lands’ End Heritage Tour. While exploring the area, we also found some great places to dine, snack, and...
We recently road tripped to Wisconsin in partnership with Land’s End to join in on the Land’s End Heritage Tour. Our mission was to explore the beauty that the great state of Wisconsin has to offer. We grew up in and currently live in Minnesota--Wisconsin's...
Halloween landed right in the middle of our trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. But, because the holiday fell on a Tuesday night, most of the festivities took place the Friday and Saturday prior to Halloween. With our Sunday arrival, we missed out on most of...
