I've always wanted to go to visit Germany, the country many of my relatives have come from. It took me 38 years of life, but I finally...

I awoke after a restful night's sleep before the dawn. This had been an occurrence that had been happening more frequently since Ben and...

Note: This story is one of a series of stories about Furnas (Part 2 of a 3 part set). Read about our visit to the Terra Nostra Gardens,...

There's a place my mind wanders to when I'm bored, or overly anxious (hi, pandemic self!), or just thinking about some of my favorite...

(This post is an itinerary post to help those looking for advice on how to spend their time in certain locations. For more detailed...

If you're looking for a quaint little town along the banks of a beautiful lake that happens to straddle the borders of three countries,...

I'm not even sure at this point how I even first heard of Playa el Coco, a remote beach located near the bottom of Nicaragua. I assume I...

Amsterdam, and indeed all of the Netherlands, is defined by its relationship to water. Chock full of canals, Amsterdam is in many ways a...

Just like my home in the Pacific Ocean, the Azores are also a volcanically active island chain, this time situated in the Atlantic Ocean,...

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...