Our first big adventure in Cape Town was hiking Table Mountain. We decided to keep it legit by hiking the India Venster Trail rather than the cable car or go-to Platteklip Gorge hike to the top. It literally took a bit of blood, sweat, and tears, but we did it! It was a challenging, but unbeatable day. The best part was that we got to tackle this hike with two of our favorite people, Jeff and Catherine. They are also on an around the world trip, which rules. 

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Amsterdam ranks as one of our new favorite European cities. It’s lively and chill, trendy and welcoming, chic and casual, all in one pretty little box. If you’re from Chicago, Wicker Park is Amsterdam’s jealous younger sibling. Here are some things we loved about “the dam”.  Read More

As we’re wrapping up our time in Amsterdam, we are spending some time reflecting on our two weeks here and our past travels to Europe. Turns out, there are a few things that just speak to me. Here are the five reasons I’m pretty sure I was meant to be European.

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