Our plane touched down well after sunset, so our first impressions of Amman, Jordan were the city lights that extended for miles. The drive in to our hotel revealed a cosmopolitan city with prosperous neighborhoods and international logos lighting up corporate buildings. The next morning we met our driver & guide, Firaz, to begin exploring … More Desert lights and sandy cities

We spent a night in Inverness to break up the drive between the Orkneys and Edinburgh, and were surprised with champagne and a lovely charcuterie and cheese board for Lindsay’s birthday when we arrived at our B&B (thanks again, Seattle Mom & Dad!). On our last day in Scotland, we managed to squeeze in two … More One last Scotch tasting 

We’d hoped to escape the stormy weather on our way to Skye, and for the first day it seemed luck was with us. We arrived at our B&B with enough daylight remaining to walk the mile and a half to the tiny village harbor of Elgol. The light on the water was beautiful; we ignored … More Grey Skye and stormy weather

On the morning of September 5th, we checked out of our Edinburgh hotel and picked up a rental car. With Chad as our designated driver and Lindsay as official navigator, we were ready for a great Scottish road trip. Chad quickly overcame the initial awkwardness of left handed shifting and driving on the left side … More Flexible traveling: a worthy plan B

When we decided to add Scotland to our itinerary, it was an easy choice to stopover in London first for a few days. Lindsay has cousins in London whom Chad had never met, so it was a perfect opportunity to make introductions and catch up. Both of us have been to London before, so there … More A stopover in London

We arranged the day before for one of the hotel drivers that we’d become friendly with, Dennis, to take us to Anse Chastenet – a beautiful beach on the north side of Soufriere. Before dropping us off, Dennis gave us a wave and a piece of advice: keep walking to the end of the beach, … More Last day in St. Lucia

In typical tropical form, the St. Lucian air is humid, and the weather has alternated between gorgeous sunshine and some intense rain showers. The heat is sticky, and we have embraced it, slowing our pace, breathing deeply. This was exactly how we wanted to begin this journey – a gentle, but efficient, transition into the … More First stop: St. Lucia

We didn’t start off with the intention to elope… but we wouldn’t change a single detail about how we celebrated our marriage. Neither of us had a “dream wedding” in mind, so we were open to all the options when we first began the planning process.  We knew we wanted something small and un-fussy, but … More Vows on the Beach