Category vacations

For a long time, I thought a romantic getaway had to be a big, expensive trip that took months to plan. It always felt like something we would do “one day” when we had more time and a bigger budget.…

Getting ready for a summer vacation used to mean opening our suitcases and guessing what we might need. We always seemed to pack too much of the wrong things while somehow forgetting something important. By the time we reached our…

My first trip to Ireland barely touched a village at all, Dublin, a rushed day trip to the Cliffs of Moher, then straight back to the airport. It wasn’t until a second, slower trip that I understood what I’d actually…

I have learned that the best Italy moments are not always the ones you plan months in advance. Sometimes they happen when you take the wrong road, miss the faster train, or decide that one more stop cannot possibly hurt…

I didn’t always understand why people spent money traveling just to “see places.” For a long time, I thought vacations were just about rest. That changed the moment I stood somewhere so beautiful it made me stop talking, stop checking…

Some trips are just vacations, and then there are the ones that end up marking a chapter, an anniversary, a proposal, a reunion after time apart. I’ve taken both kinds over the years, and the destinations that made the second…