A Backpack and a Baseball Cap

Sooo, are you heading out on a trip like me? If so, then I'm sure you're thinking of the million things to pack AND hoping that you're not missing something. I figured I should write a quick post on what I packed for my 17 day Europe trip. #1 Packing Cubes: In planning this trip, I decided to purchase some packing cubes to help us organize our backpacks a little more efficiently. Boy am I glad I did! They helped immensely! It helped me whenever I had pull out specific items, instead of having to dig through my whole suitcase.  Here's the set that we went with . #2 Portable Phone Charger Battery Pack:  I know you're thinking, why do I need another one of these bad boys...welllll not all of the trains had charging ports AND when you're running around a new city, the last thing you want to be worried about is running out of juice when in a perfect Instagrammable spot! Do yourself a favor and just buy one of these bad boys ! #3 Good Camera:  The first time I

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”  -Augustine of Hippo I have the itch. You know what I'm talking about right? That burning desire to go and explore somewhere new. Sometimes it can be satisfied with merely exploring a new restaurant or part of the city. But, sometimes it cannot.  This itch hits me especially hard in the middle of winter. I often spend my snowdays and free time aimlessly roaming on Orbitz, Skyscanner or Kayak trying to find a good deal so I can convince my husband to go on yet another adventure come summer. Sometimes I'm successful, other times I'm not. However this year I got the nod . The "ok I think you can start planning this" after I've made my 30 min pitch on all the wonderful things we will see.  Boy, I sure do love my husband. ;) Here's the crazy plan that I came up with: Crazy right? Yea, I've heard that all summer BUT I'm calling this our "Sampling

Hey there! It's me, Bethany! I'm so glad you stumbled upon this blog where I get to share my traveling adventures! I LOVE to travel. Like more than almost anything else in the world and I also love to write....hence the desire to write travel blog! I'm happily married to an amazing man named Chris and together (with our cute pup!) live in rural Minnesota! I also have the most incredible job like EVER. I serve as an elementary school librarian and get to inspire my kiddos to read all sorts of amazing stories. In the past I also taught history, so my desire to visit historic places runs deep. Chris and I also love to participate in Missions Trips, so you'll note that some of our travels are service based. I'm convinced there is no higher calling in life than to serve God and others. I hope you run around my little blog and find some inspiration that leaves you itching to travel! Feel free to comment on any of my posts with any travel tips that you mi

WOW! <----Yes Iceland deserves all those capital letters because it literally blew me away! I first convinced Chris to head to Iceland because I found some cheap ($300) round trip tickets from Minneapolis! Little did we know that Iceland is actually pretty pricey once you get there, but we still had an amazing trip! We decided we wanted to road trip the island in 7 days and I came across another FABULOUS blogger named Jeannie. If you are planning a trip to Iceland I would  highly recommend  checking out her blog called  Iceland With A View . I even bought a few of her Ring Road Guide Ebook to help plan for this trip and it was 100% worth it! We rented a camper van from  Happy Campers  and grabbed some groceries from the local Bonus (cheapest grocery store chain in Iceland) and headed out! Here's our itinerary: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 1: Arrive in the morning. Pick up campervan and get groceries. Driv