the well-traveled wife's guides:
- guide to paris
- guide to san francisco
- guide to los angeles
- guide to new york city
- guide to washington, dc
- guide to salt lake city
- guide to london
- guide down the pacific coast highway
- guide to seattle
- guide to amsterdam
- guide to miami
- guide to rome
- guide to sonoma//napa
- guide to madrid
- guide to barcelona
- guide to porto
- guide to lisbon
- guide to laguna beach + newport
- guide to niagara falls
my favorite thing is to go where i've never been.
i've always loved seeing new places,
writing down favorite spots, and making little guides..
so i will post them here, along with travel tips.
my goal in life is to always have been to at least
as many countries as my age, and so far i'm on track...
24 countries down, 169 to go!
"i always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly
anywhere in the world...then i ask myself the same question."
xo
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..places lived..
• salt lake city •
• paris •
• washington, DC •
• london •
• los angeles •
• san francisco bay area •
..places visited..
• france •
<< paris >>
<< nice >>
<< marseilles >>
<< bordeaux >>
<< annecy >>
<< chamonix >>
<< tours >>
<< antibes >>
<< montpellier >>
<< avignon >>
<< chartres >>
<< versailles >>
<< grenoble >>
<< le havre >>
<< lyon >>
<< toulouse >>
<< normandie >>
<< loire valley >>
<< dunkerque >>
<< nantes >>
<< calais >>
<< orléans >>
<< poitiers >>
<< rouen >>
<< saint-étienne >>
<< strasbourg >>
<< mont-st-michel >>
<< loire valley >>
• england •
<< london >>
<< wimbledon >>
<< canterbury >>
<< cambridge >>
<< bath >>
<< oxford >>
<< stonehenge >>
<< brighton >>
<< leicester >>
<< nottingham >>
• scotland •
<< edinburgh >>
<< glasgow >>
<< st. andrews >>
<< inverness >>
• canada •
<< toronto >>
<< montreal >>
<< quebec city >>
<< niagara >>
<< vancouver >>
• mexico •
<< cabo san lucas >>
<< tijuana >>
<< guadalajara >>
<< puerto vallarta >>
• bolivia •
<< la paz >>
<< cochabamba >>
<< kachiri >>
• peru •
<< lima >>
<< cusco >>
<< machu picchu >>
• italy •
<< venice >>
<< cinque terre >>
<< florence >>
<< rome >>
<< livorno >>
<< bolzano >>
<< lucca >>
<< la spezia >>
<< civitavecchia >>
<< vatican >>
<< cinque terre >>
<< monterosso al mare >>
<< vernazza >>
<< corniglia >>
<< manarola >>
<< riomaggiore >>
• germany •
<< munich >>
<< berlin >>
<< frankfurt >>
<< dusseldorf >>
• czech republic •
<< prague >>
<< ostrava >>
<< brno >>
<< ceské budjovice>>
<< jihlava >>
<< karlovy vary >>
• poland •
<< krakow >>
<< wodzislaw >>
• switzerland •
<< geneva >>
<< saint-maurice >>
<< lucerne >>
<< zurich >>
<< bern >>
• austria •
<< salzburg >>
<< vienna >>
<< innsbruck >>
• luxembourg •
<< luxembourg city >>
• micronesia •
<< guam >>
<< palau >>
<< pohnpei >>
<< chuuk >>
<< kosrae >>
• japan •
<< tokyo >>
• china •
<< beijing >>
<< xi'an >>
<< suzhou >>
<< hangzhou >>
<< shanghai >>
• belgium •
<< brussels >>
<< bruges >>
• spain •
<< st. sebastian >>
<< donostia >>
<< madrid >>
<< barcelona >>
• vatican •
<< vatican city >>
• jamaica •
<< montego bay >>
<< kingston >>
• costa rica •
<< san jose >>
<< monteverde >>
• netherlands •
<< amsterdam >>
• portugal •
<< porto >>
<< lisbon >>
• india •
<< delhi >>
<< jaipur >>
<< agra >>
• usa •
<< city list to come >>
"never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful..."
-ralph waldo emerson
..places lived..
• salt lake city •
• paris •
• washington, DC •
• london •
• los angeles •
• san francisco bay area •
..places visited..
• france •
<< paris >>
<< nice >>
<< marseilles >>
<< bordeaux >>
<< annecy >>
<< chamonix >>
<< tours >>
<< antibes >>
<< montpellier >>
<< avignon >>
<< chartres >>
<< versailles >>
<< grenoble >>
<< le havre >>
<< lyon >>
<< toulouse >>
<< normandie >>
<< loire valley >>
<< dunkerque >>
<< nantes >>
<< calais >>
<< orléans >>
<< poitiers >>
<< rouen >>
<< saint-étienne >>
<< strasbourg >>
<< mont-st-michel >>
<< loire valley >>
• england •
<< london >>
<< wimbledon >>
<< canterbury >>
<< cambridge >>
<< bath >>
<< oxford >>
<< stonehenge >>
<< brighton >>
<< leicester >>
<< nottingham >>
• scotland •
<< edinburgh >>
<< glasgow >>
<< st. andrews >>
<< inverness >>
• canada •
<< toronto >>
<< montreal >>
<< quebec city >>
<< niagara >>
<< vancouver >>
• mexico •
<< cabo san lucas >>
<< tijuana >>
<< guadalajara >>
<< puerto vallarta >>
• bolivia •
<< la paz >>
<< cochabamba >>
<< kachiri >>
• peru •
<< lima >>
<< cusco >>
<< machu picchu >>
• italy •
<< venice >>
<< cinque terre >>
<< florence >>
<< rome >>
<< livorno >>
<< bolzano >>
<< lucca >>
<< la spezia >>
<< civitavecchia >>
<< vatican >>
<< cinque terre >>
<< monterosso al mare >>
<< vernazza >>
<< corniglia >>
<< manarola >>
<< riomaggiore >>
• germany •
<< munich >>
<< berlin >>
<< frankfurt >>
<< dusseldorf >>
• czech republic •
<< prague >>
<< ostrava >>
<< brno >>
<< ceské budjovice>>
<< jihlava >>
<< karlovy vary >>
• poland •
<< krakow >>
<< wodzislaw >>
• switzerland •
<< geneva >>
<< saint-maurice >>
<< lucerne >>
<< zurich >>
<< bern >>
• austria •
<< salzburg >>
<< vienna >>
<< innsbruck >>
• luxembourg •
<< luxembourg city >>
• micronesia •
<< guam >>
<< palau >>
<< pohnpei >>
<< chuuk >>
<< kosrae >>
• japan •
<< tokyo >>
• china •
<< beijing >>
<< xi'an >>
<< suzhou >>
<< hangzhou >>
<< shanghai >>
• belgium •
<< brussels >>
<< bruges >>
• spain •
<< st. sebastian >>
<< donostia >>
<< madrid >>
<< barcelona >>
• vatican •
<< vatican city >>
• jamaica •
<< montego bay >>
<< kingston >>
• costa rica •
<< san jose >>
<< monteverde >>
• netherlands •
<< amsterdam >>
• portugal •
<< porto >>
<< lisbon >>
• india •
<< delhi >>
<< jaipur >>
<< agra >>
• usa •
<< city list to come >>
"never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful..."
-ralph waldo emerson
Emi organized us a tour at the Houses of Parliament in London, hassle free. Her ex-colleague (our tour guide) was very imformative and enthusiastic. We enjoyed it very much. I'm so glad I found Emi's blog containing great info on London and other destinations.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it worked out! Hope to visit you in Germany soon! xo
DeleteSo you are my new favorite blog. LOVE this! We love to travel too - and just got back from Scotland/England in Dec. And, we went to Miami last summer! And, you are living my dream life in SF. JEALOUS!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping over at A Modern Commonplace Book!
Ginny
you are darling, can't wait to be blog friends! scotland/england is a great combo for a trip. come visit in SF! xo
DeleteIf you ever visit Chicago, I can give you some tips for the basic touristy things. I took my parents around and they completely enjoyed it!
ReplyDeletehow great! i would LOVE that. we've been to chicago a few times but we've been wanting to go back. i will definitely use you as a resource when we do! same thing if you come out to san francisco! xoxo
DeleteHey Emi, thanks for you lovely comment. Love your blog, adding to the reading list x
ReplyDeletedumb question but how can you afford to travel to all of these places? my husband and i are young like you and are wondering if you have any tricks. Or maybe you both have really good jobs??
ReplyDeletenot a dumb question at all! it is something we've really prioritized, so we give each other trips as gifts, etc. we are also really thrifty on trips and in our day to day life so that we can save up to have adventures! this blog has helped us pay for parts of trips too, so that is lucky. here are some of our favorite budget travel tips!
Deletehttp://www.welltraveledwife.com/2013/08/travel-tips-on-budget_29.html
xo
Hi! My sister and I are planning a month-long trip to Europe after I graduate from college next May. What are your favorite places in France (besides Paris)? I noticed your France list is very long but I was wondering which places you would say we definitely shouldn't miss?
ReplyDeletehi! fun! don't miss annecy, chamonix, versailles, nice, or normandy!! loire valley as well if you have time to bike and explore the chateaus. and paris of course :) enjoy!
Deleteno guide to bruges?! pretty please ;) and venice too please ;) also what did you think about loire valley and bath? worth it to visit?
ReplyDeletei need to put one together!! i loved bruges and will have to send you some .. and for venice!
Deletei lived in loire valley so i'm biased, but i ADORE it-- the chateaus are to die for...bike through it, and see chenonceau for sure. bath is pretty but i would do the loire valley over it! xo
oh uh oh looks like Loire Valley is back on my list, haha. Bruges looks amazing, and Venice - Love! can't wait :)
DeleteJust found your blog and I love it! I'm not as well-traveled but I definitely crave the adventure. I'm looking forward to living vicariously through you and when I finally do plan my trips, using your guides. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog and I am in travel heaven! We live in Europe and go to a new country every year. I realize how we don't take as much advantage as we should! I am so envious! LOVE!
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