Destinations

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, France. July.

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is a tiny town located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, South France. The main reason we stayed just outside Moustiers is because of it’s close proximity to Les Salles-sur-Verdon. It wasn’t until after we planned our trip to Verdon Gorge that I found out that it is one of the “most beautiful villages of France.” Where We Read more
Étretat Cliffs, France July

This was one of our earlier stops in our France trip and it easily remained my favorite among everything else. For any of those who watched Lupin on Netflix, this is the town at the end of Season 1. This isn’t the reason why I had wanted to go there and I didn’t know this Read more
Sip and See Somerset, NJ

Somerset County Tourism Staff put together an awesome winter “passport” activity booklet. It included 9 places in Somerset County to go and visit from craft beverages, activities, and even a museum. If you visited 5 of the locations you would get a pint glass and if you collected all 9 stamps you received a hoodie. Read more
Packing List: June/July France

With France being our first large trip (5 weeks) and our first time “one bagging” we did a lot of research for clothes and gear. I did the usual by searching online and reading other people’s blogs. However, above all else these two Reddit pages had the best information. One Bag: The Art of Minimalist Read more
“Ice Cave” Fulmer Mine, Phillipsburg, NJ

I stumbled upon an article about this Ice Cave in Phillipsburg. It peaked my interest and on a warm winter weekend we decided to scout it out. I knew there weren’t going to be any icicles at NJ’s current rate of no snow. So, there will be an update in the unknown future for this Read more
Things I’ve Learned Backpacking France

-Get good gear. Our hyrdoflask, spf water shirts are life saving. Don’t forget to have a hiking dress with pockets, toilet paper, and never ever forget an emergency baguette. -Enjoy the not picture perfect moments. Like when it’s raining and someone was nice enough to tell you the bus isn’t coming. -Learn to sit long Read more