Featured

What’s the first thing you think of when I say Colombia? Cocaine? Pablo Escobar? Narcos? FARC? Terrorism? That’s fair. But what if I told you everything you thought you knew about the country is wrong?

After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

Meet the Oktoberfesters

Close encounters of the German kind at the world’s biggest beer fest—from pseudo cocaine users, to a very generous dessert dealer, and gossiping without words.

Final thoughts on Europe

January 9, 2020

Where were the friendliest people? What did we miss the most while we were traveling? Which country had the weirdest toilets? All that plus never-before-blogged photos are right here in this grand European finale.

Pack list: Europe edition

December 29, 2019

Everything we packed for the European leg of our journey—plus the things we ditched along the way, the mistakes we made, and the lessons we learned for Latin America.

6 tapas-sized tales about Spain

December 18, 2019

From cultural confusion to off-the-wall art and lunch at 6:30pm, everything in Spain is just a little bit kooky.

(Don't) take me to Italy

December 7, 2019

After hearing a few less-than-stellar reviews of Italy, Sean and I were tempted to skip it. But fate had other plans for us, and now our own review is in.