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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.
From Cinque Terre, Italy the plan was to drive to Bologna. With Pisa and Florence so close, it just seemed ridiculous to not make an appearance on the way. We do not regret this decision. Italy has so much to offer in the way of history and well preserved monuments. Both Pisa and Florence were […]
Cinque Terre was another bucket list location for me. The google images got me good. It’s made up of five colorful, unique villages on the Italian Rivera. We stayed in Vernazza, but you can take a train from village to village each day and can also hike between them. THIS was my main goal in […]
Oh Santorini, how I wanted to love you so. I should probably preface this by saying that I was the sickest I have been in YEARS while in Greece. And to make it worse, you can only get natural meds here so no NyQuil for us. Nate was also sick. We didn’t sleep through a […]
Can we just take a moment and praise Rome for all that it is? I knew very little + had no expectation when we arrived in Rome. Nate and I planned a stopover last minute because it was literally cheaper to have a stopover in Rome on our way to Santorini Greece from Rio than […]
Today we cover our time in Europe, even beyond the road trip. I want you to understand our WHOLE European trip, so that means you get the entire big picture perspective. Nate and I knew we wanted to drive through Europe as opposed to taking trains or flying. We researched and researched, tried to look […]
Buzios is where people come for a true Island experience, even thought it’s not an island. It’s only a two and a half hour bus ride from Rio, and it’s 100% worth visiting if you’re in Rio. I suggest two full days in Buzios. Day 1 Our friend Kyle was with with us for our […]
I would live in Copacabana. Hands down one of my favorite places we stayed in our year of traveling the world. We spent a month there and I was sad to go. The beaches, the food, the people, the nature; it all makes for a place we plan to return to, hopefully with friends or […]
I don’t remember how we came to know about Foz Do Iguacu. But once we saw photos of it, we decided to tack it on to our Cusco, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu trip on our way to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from Arequipa, Peru. Now, let me set the stage for you. The photos you […]
Staying in Aguas Calientes We opted to stay in Aguas Calientes for three full days, one of which was our Machu Picchu Trek. Yes I say trek. It was not a tour, we were alone, and it was five hours of hiking up hill. You’ll see. WORTH IT though. As for Aguas Calientes. We were […]
From Cusco you could spend four separate days doing day tours to various attractions. You’d also be picked up at 3:30am every day and return at 5pm each night. This is why we decided to choose ONE tour. Our choices were Rainbow Mountain, Lake Humantay and Sacred Valley. Having met several travelers in Arequipa who […]
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