
I mentioned my Swedish Fjällräven backpack a few issues ago, and it got me thinking about the nature of souvenirs. Why do we choose the souvenirs that we do? Is it better to buy something unique to the location or a similar object from each location to build a collection? Why bother at all, when…

After a year hiatus, I’m back! Let’s jump back in with a travel guide. In January, my husband and I decided that if we were going to travel, we were only going to go on dream trips moving forward. Last summer, we had both compromised ourselves into a trip that neither of us were particularly excited…