Category Archives: Travel

5 FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES TO DO IN INDIANAPOLIS

5 FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES TO DO IN INDIANAPOLIS

Sure, Indy’s hip new indie persona is luring in plenty of millennials that now call Indy home. I mean, with an epic food and craft brewery scene like that, what do you expect? But that doesn’t mean Indy is no place for families! We were surprised to find that Indianapolis really does have the best of both worlds and […]

I LIKE TURTLES

I LIKE TURTLES

Costa Rica is known for its wildlife and incredible nature.  Of course my plans there involved mainly relaxing by the beach and practicing yoga, but when the opportunity to release baby sea turtles came up, I wasn’t about to miss that. I know I gave you all the eco stats earlier, but the Osa Peninsula alone is […]

JAPAN BY PREFECTURE: TOKYO METROPOLIS

JAPAN BY PREFECTURE: TOKYO METROPOLIS

Although it no longer has the word “prefecture” in it’s name, the Tokyo Metropolis (東京都; Tokyo-to) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is part of the Kanto Region (関東地方; Kanto-chiho) on Honshu, the main island of Japan. While most people think of Tokyo as a city, it’s actually not. In the 1940s they merged what was then considered Tokyo City […]

FOTO FRIDAY: THE CIRCLE CITY AT NIGHT

FOTO FRIDAY: THE CIRCLE CITY AT NIGHT

Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the the Circle City at Night. For a small Midwestern city, the one thing we noticed most about Indianapolis was how proud the residents are. Proud of their country, their state, and most importantly, their city, the Circle City. During […]

#FINDINGASIA: INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART

#FINDINGASIA: INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART

Growing up with one of the world’s top art museums basically in our backyard, I guess I got pretty spoiled. I assumed all art museums were of a similar quality to the one here in Chicago, but later in life found out just how wrong that assumption was. I was excited to pay the Indianapolis […]

EATING INDY: FARM-TO-TABLE AT ITS FINEST

EATING INDY: FARM-TO-TABLE AT ITS FINEST

Leaving Indianapolis, one of the things we were most impressed with was the food. Supposedly Indy wasn’t always this cool, but as the city underwent its hip revival, along with it came a whole new food scene to match. And let me assure you, there is no shortage of things to eat in Indy. Just take a drive down […]

5 REASONS BASQUE COUNTRY ISN’T SPAIN

5 REASONS BASQUE COUNTRY ISN’T SPAIN

Today’s post comes from the lovely Jenny Marshall, who you may remember as one of this month’s featured bloggers.  Jenny is a language and culture fanatic. She’s originally from California but has lived for three years in Spain, now based in Barcelona. She teaches English to fill the bank, writes to fill her soul, and attempts that […]