Honfleur feels like a movie set. The old harbor front buildings, each a different muted color, some with windows placed hither and thither, some appearing to lean every so slightly against their neighbors, each somehow managing to provide just the right amount of support to keep all of the buildings marginally upright, just gives off a vibe that this place is too good to be true. And yet, any visitor to this quaint town located at the mouth of the Seine River can see that thi

One would be very hard set to find a lovelier château in all the land - and lord knows that the Loire Valley, home to the kings and...

Located at the head of Barnegat Bay, the town of Bay Head (aptly named, eh?) is one of the Jersey Shore's brightest gems. Founded in the...

Ahh, the beautiful seaside town of Saint-Malo. Tis a shame we hardly spent enough time visiting you, for what we saw suggested a longer stay would be incredibly worth it. Located along the northern shores of France in it's western most region, Brittany, and is one of the most charming seaside villages we've visited. Alas, my inability to edit myself caused us to have very little time here, and even fewer daylight hours, but what we saw we liked very much. We had arrived the n

The Coromandel peninsula on New Zealand's North Island stands out to me as one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, with its...

Northern France is a charming place, full of good food, good wine, and good fun (and great people!). While there may be more dramatic scenery across other parts of Europe, I find the gentle rolling hills of Champagne, the long sandy stretches of beaches along the coasts of Normandy or Brittany, and the intricately designed châteaux of the Loire Valley to be absolutely stunning in their own unique ways. My biggest takeaway from this itinerary below is that we need to spend mor

Growing up at the Jersey Shore, New York City meant one thing and one thing only: the mean streets of Manhattan. Even when I lived in New...

In May of 2015, Ben and I embarked on a long dreamed about journey to the beautiful island on Aitutaki. When I was doing research for the...