A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
If you are going to do one multi-day hike in Colorado – the hike from Aspen to Crested Butte and back again over West Maroon Pass and East Maroon Pass is absolutely the one you should choose. In my opinion (from the many, many hikes I have done so far), it is the best hike […] Read more…
Have you heard of Quadra Island? If you haven’t – you are in for a treat, because this island is amazing, and under the radar for tourism. Read on to find out more about the best things to do on Quadra Island, and what it is like to volunteer there… After our positive experience on […] Read more…
I can’t say that I had heard of Les Saintes before I started my trip research on the French islands of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Hell, I knew almost nothing about Guadeloupe at all, let alone that there was a secluded archipelago of mini volcanic islands, south of the main islands of Grand Terre and […] Read more…
Sometimes it is the places that you visit by chance that you end up loving the most. This was particularly true for me and Denman Island. What started as a chance meeting turned into a full-blown love affair, one that is still going strong. Denman Island is truly a special place. I won’t go into […] Read more…
Planning a trip to beautiful Door County this summer? Then check out the best things to do in Door County, Wisconsin to best experience this enchanting place. Toby and I visited Door County in Wisconsin as part of our Great Lakes Road Trip and the five days we spent there turned out to be the […] Read more…
I originally published this 6 month travel itinerary in November 2019 at the beginning of what was going to be a 6-month trip. Unfortunately the last part – Nepal – was derailed by the pandemic (we finally visited in early 2023) but the rest of the trip was incredible and I wanted to republish this […] Read more…
The Alice Lake hike in Idaho was one of the best day hikes that I did last year – in fact, it was one of the best day hikes I have probably ever done. This hike to Alice Lake in Idaho has it all. Stunning Rocky Mountain scenery, gorgeous lakes with crystal clear water of […] Read more…
If you told me when I was 16, or even 24 that I would willingly choose to hike the Kepler Track, one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. I would say you were crazy. I may be an avid hiker now but this wasn’t always the case. I remember on school trips being forced to do […] Read more…
Month Ninety-Four was an incredible month of travel and I had to pinch myself that I finally actually made it to Japan! We traveled to four countries in month ninety-four but most of the month was spent in Japan and it has been as incredible as I hoped it would be, although sometimes frustrating at […] Read more…
If you are planning a trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this summer, don’t miss Marquette! Read on to find out the best things to do in Marquette, MI… Lovely Marquette, on the shores of Lake Superior on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, was a complete surprise to me. I knew next to nothing about this small college […] Read more…
