Victoria House: The Best Boutique Hotel in Belize

Victoria House: The Best Boutique Hotel in Belize

Belize may be best known for its Mayan ruins, adventurous jungle escapes, and vibrant marine life, but if you’re looking to punctuate your time in the water with a little land-based luxury, Victoria House on Ambergris Caye is the place to do it. This palm-shaded paradise is an easy place to unwind, a place where…

Table Rock Lodge: Staying At Belize’s Most Sustainable Eco Lodge

Table Rock Lodge: Staying At Belize’s Most Sustainable Eco Lodge

Off a dusty road a few miles out of the town of San Ignacio, Belize, you’ll find the beautiful Table Rock Lodge. This charming eco lodge in Belize is this nature-loving girl’s kind of place. You arrive to orange orchards, only to be greeted by rescue donkeys nibbling the grass around it. Cabañas are nestled…

3 Best Caye Caulker Snorkeling Tours (+ My Personal Experience!)

3 Best Caye Caulker Snorkeling Tours (+ My Personal Experience!)

The motto of Caye Caulker may be go slow – but the marine life doesn’t seem to have gotten the memo, because as soon as you submerge underneath the waters, a riotous whirl of colors – – fish and coral and seagrass — await you. Beyond the reef fish and beautiful coral, you’re also all-but-guaranteed…

San Pedro or Caye Caulker: Which Belize Island is Right for You?

San Pedro or Caye Caulker: Which Belize Island is Right for You?

Given the mega-popularity of my post on all the amazing things there are to do in Belize, I get countless requests from people to help them plan their Belize vacation. Probably the most frequent question I am asked is which island is better for a first-time traveler to Belize: San Pedro or Caye Caulker? I’ve…

12 Fun & Exciting Things to Do in San Ignacio, Belize

12 Fun & Exciting Things to Do in San Ignacio, Belize

Close to the border with Guatemala, set deep in the wild tangle of jungle that is the interior of Belize, you’ll find the small town of San Ignacio. It’s a town that stole my heart almost right away. As a major jumping off point for exploring Belize’s Cayo District and jungle surroundings, San Ignacio is…

9 Best Northern Lights Hotels in Norway to Chase the Aurora

9 Best Northern Lights Hotels in Norway to Chase the Aurora

Seeing the Northern lights is a true bucket list must, and the part of Norway north of the Arctic Circle is one of the best places in the world to tick it off your list! You can just as easily see the Northern Lights elsewhere in Northern Europe, like Swedish hotels or Finland glass igloos…

Where to Stay in the Faroe Islands: From Turf Houses to Boutique Hotels

Where to Stay in the Faroe Islands: From Turf Houses to Boutique Hotels

I can’t get the landscape of the Faroe Islands out of my mind, otherworldly in how the land goes from jagged green mountains to churning sea in what seems like an impossibly short distance. The only sign that these islands are habitable? The winding roads and the small, colorful houses that seem to cling onto…

7 Lovely Things to Do in Lekeitio, Spain’s Basque Gem

7 Lovely Things to Do in Lekeitio, Spain’s Basque Gem

Little Lekeitio in the Basque Country is one of my favorite hidden gems in all of Spain. Bilbao’s got the Guggenheim, San Sebastián’s got the foodie cred — but little beachside Lekeitio stole my heart. About an hour outside of the larger Basque cities of Bilbao and San Sebastián, this quiet coastal town is home…