Category: North America
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Nashville Weekender: How to Spend 48 Hours in Music City
If you love music, you’ll love a weekend getaway to Nashville. Although it’s known as the country music capital, you’ll find plenty of places with live performances ranging from indie rock to 90s hits to bluegrass to country pop to the classics. Nashville is just a 90-minute flight from our local airport in DC, so…
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10 Top Places to Eat and Drink in Burlington, Vermont
It’s that time of year for all-things-autumn, Halloween, and leaf-peeping (why does that sound so creepy?) — Anyway, Burlington is the perfect spot to make all your pumpkin-spiced dreams come true. This town — which is located on the beautiful Lake Champlain — is filled to the brim with friendly open-minded people, great bars and…
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Philadelphia Weekender: How to Spend 48 Hours in the City of Brotherly Love
You may have heard that Philly is one of the greatest walking cities in the country — and it’s true. If you’re staying downtown (in the area we call Center City) you’ll be able to see plenty of amazing historic sites and attractions while working up an appetite to taste the city’s famous dishes. Of…
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5 Top Places to Eat in Quebec
The area is known for its cuisine and top-notch restaurants. Many of the most popular spots were closed during our quick Sunday-Wednesday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we were absolutely impressed with the options that were available and highly recommend all these spots.
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How to Spend a Week in Alaska Without a Cruise
The vast and diverse terrain of Alaska is impossible to explore in its entirety. We barely scratched the surface—and we didn’t even leave the beaten path—but we still had a genuine and unforgettable experience. Here’s what we did on our first road trip to the last frontier.
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5 Tips for Planning a Pandemic Road Trip
Have you been going a bit stir crazy lately? Us, too. Five months into isolation, we were ready to get out into the world again, but we wanted to do it as safely as possible. Although there’s still so much we don’t know about COVID-19, we do know a lot about limiting the spread. So…
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In the Dog Days of COVID Summer, Fido Wins
As with most people, we cancelled all our travel plans when the pandemic hit, and we thought Nico would be happy to have us home all the time. Who knew he had been depressed because of the COVID isolation, too?
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Where to Eat in New Orleans
The Big Easy is one of our favorite U.S. destinations because is has a cultural and food scene like nowhere else. You can easily get overwhelmed with all the food options, so we thought we’d share a few of our favorites. Here’s how we suggest spending a day eating your way through NOLA.
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Not All Basic Economy Fares are Created Equal
We once swore we’d never fly basic economy again, but we’ve since changed our minds. Here’s what we learned over the past few years of flying on budget deals.
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Is an Overnight Stay in Greenland Worth It?
Wow! We weren’t sure what to expect from the overnight trip we took to Kulusuk, Greenland 🇬🇱 from Reykjavik, Iceland 🇮🇸. We honestly booked the trip for the novelty of going to Greenland—a giant island that is so unknown to most travelers. We really wanted to see icebergs and a totally different terrain and way…