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Yosemite: Hiking Half Dome (AKA The Most Terrifying Hike of My Life)

Half Dome is one of the most famous hikes in Yosemite National Park, and after seeing it for ourselves this is hardly surprising. In fact, it’s such a sought after hike that a permit is required to summit it. These permits are available only through a lottery system and you can read about our experienceContinue reading “Yosemite: Hiking Half Dome (AKA The Most Terrifying Hike of My Life)”

Peru Final Spending for 2 weeks

We went wayyyyyyyy over budget for our Peru trip! Though it still doesn’t look too bad in comparison to what the trip is actually worth, I was pretty disappointed. Our breakdown is below, and here’s what went wrong for us: I did not anticipate how many places require payment in cash only. For some ofContinue reading “Peru Final Spending for 2 weeks”

Parasailing and Top 6 Cancun Tips

During our weekend trip to Cancun, we spent most all day Saturday on our whale shark excursion, but we did have time for a few others things while there as well. Here are our top tricks and tips to share: Buses in Cancun are great. Public transportation in Cancun is actually really good. From theContinue reading “Parasailing and Top 6 Cancun Tips”

Peru Itinerary

Hard to believe in just one week we’ll be heading out on our adventure to Peru! I started planning this trip almost as soon as we got back from Europe last year. Now 11 months later we’re finally going! We’ve been preparing for our travels by stocking up on some hiking equipment and training forContinue reading “Peru Itinerary”

Interview: Paula Vogler (Mom!)

This is the next interview in a series I’ll be posting from time to time with various other travelers and budget savvy individuals. If you’re interested in sharing your story with me, or know of someone who would be great for me to talk to, let me know! My mom is the person I haveContinue reading “Interview: Paula Vogler (Mom!)”

Grand Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman was another stop on our cruise and I thought this one was much more beautiful than Jamaica. The island definitely looked a bit wealthier, but even just the water was clearer and such a beautiful blue against the white sand beaches. 7 Mile Beach is the famous beach to visit here, but weContinue reading “Grand Cayman Islands”

Final Cancun Spending

Here it is! Our final expenses from our Cancun trip for the July 4th weekend. A few notes: 1. The swimsuit purchase added to our total when an unnamed individual forgot his for our water activity focused weekend 🙂 2. Food in Mexico is not all that much cheaper than food in the U.S. especiallyContinue reading “Final Cancun Spending”

What No One Tells You About Swimming With Whale Sharks

I got to check something else off my bucket list this past weekend that I have been really looking forward to- swimming with whale sharks off of Cancun, Mexico. I have been so excited for the experience, especially as we didn’t have to pay anything for it by using some of my Chase points. SaturdayContinue reading “What No One Tells You About Swimming With Whale Sharks”

Our Cancun budget: $0 spent

Our trip to Cancun is coming up in just a week and a half! Swimming with whale sharks has been on my bucket list and I’m so excited to check it off the list! While we’re there we’re also trying something else new: parasailing. This is something I’ve wanted to try for a while butContinue reading “Our Cancun budget: $0 spent”

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary. This was the furthest east we made it on our European adventure and it took some extra travel time to make it- but it was so worth it!!! I would LOVE to travel back here again some day! One day just didn’t seem like enough with all this city had to offer. NotContinue reading “Budapest, Hungary”