Travel Articles

Hola from Costa Rica!

Castle, Cathedral and More Prague has so many sites located in its historic city center, that the entire area is designated as a UNESCO World…

Stylish (and Delicious) Bistro on Lake Mendota Consider Sardine Marigold Kitchen’s stylish older sister who spent a year at the Sorbonne, then dropped out to…

Hey it’s Saturday, eat some pancakes! Tips & tricks for traveling with jewelry – super useful for traveling for weddings and other special occasions What airlines…

Swap your Messenger Bag for a backpack on long trips I resisted buying a backpack for many years. Toting one around just felt so…junior high.…

Prague is such a compelling city. It’s a pastel jumble of baroque and renaissance buildings punctuated with a dark gothic exclamation marks. This photo was…

Prague’s Historic Center “Before independence, the city was gray. Now it is full of color.” This remark came from a cab driver and a lifelong…

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? On the south side of the Old Town Hall (the left side if you are looking at…

Prague’s Gothic Pedestrian Bridge When you first see the Charles Bridge (Karlův Most), with its Baroque statues and gothic towers, your first thought is probably…

Luxury Hotel in the Center of the Old Town Prague is one of the most gorgeous cities in Europe — so much so that the…

Delectable Brunch off the Capitol Square The line at Madison’s Marigold Kitchen can be daunting, but faint heart never ate french toast. (I think that’s…

The results are in! Here are the best hostels for couples. We’re looking at hostels in Italy & Austria for our upcoming trip to Europe…

Upgrade to a DSLR for spectacular photos I know that we constantly preach traveling light around here, and for many years I contented myself with…

Share the love – tweet this photo!

Magically Delicious Craft Beer I still remember my first sip of Fat Tire. I was at work, (relax I worked at a liquor store wine…

Beer Tasting Notes Here’s a printable pdf to use when tasting beer. Cheers! [download id=”39″] Now go visit some breweries!

Innovative Craft Beer in Fort Collins While Odell may not have the nationwide name recognition of Fort Collins’ behemoth craft brewery, New Belgium, it is…

Madison’s first nanobrewery One Barrel Brewery is located in the heart of Madison’s east side at the intersection of Atwood & Winnebago streets. It’s a…

Decadent donuts in Madison This unassuming donut shop may not have the panache of VooDoo or Top Pot, but   it turns out some of…

Sandy, sunny beach in Cinque Terre Cinque Terre, situated on the rocky coast of the Italian Riviera, is one of the most picturesque places in…

Lessons learned from traveling solo in India. Do you ever travel alone? Would you like to? I’m kind of digging these tunics from Travel Packing…