If you're spending more than a few days in Paris (and you're American!), I would bet that visiting the D-Day beaches is on your bucket list. With the closest beaches being a 3+ hour drive from the city, you might wonder if it's possible to do a day trip or how to best squeeze everything … Continue reading D-Day Beaches Day Trip from Paris
One of our first weekends in Paris, some of our new friends invited us to join them for Saturday afternoon jazz at a hip but classically Parisian coffee and wine bar. We loved the music, and it felt like the most Paris thing to do ever, crowded around a few tiny tables, enjoying good company … Continue reading Jazzy Paris
What should you wear in Southeast Asia? Well, obviously it depends on where exactly you're going, when you'll be there, and what you'll be doing. For me, I will be in Cambodia during the rainy season (still very hot!), and will be working. During the days I'll be traveling to various villages to survey rice … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Wardrobe
Yippee, this post is the most fun of all for me to write!! I used to be the summer missions coordinator for Cru in our region, and I absolutely LOVED looking over the packing guides and travel information for all the different locations. This post is going to be a lot of text, so I won't … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Packing List
Packing is fun because you get to decide on a limited set of belongings that will carry you through a specific (adventurous!) time in your life - in a different place than you normally are. One of the exciting things for me is the opportunity to be minimalistic - something I normally am not, but … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: All the Bags
One of my first thoughts after finding out I was going to Cambodia was, "What am I going to wear??" I LOVE packing and could not wait to start planning my outfits and what all I was going to bring - before I even knew for sure that the trip was official. All my notebooks … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Clothing Inspiration
