The first thing I want to say to start this one week in Slovenia guide is… Slovenia is for lovers! Love is even in the country’s name: sLOVEnia. It’s one of those places absolutely adored by Capital T Travelers, which is how it came to be on my radar years ago. I follow lots of…
Category: Land
First Timer’s Guide to Oktoberfest
Last year, I was thinking about all the travel I did in my twenties. I was a few years into my thirties and had enough distance to look back on it all. I ended up writing an article called 20 Trips to Take in Your Twenties as a result of those reflections. And at the…
Visiting Chicago in the Fall: 10 Seasonal Things To Do
If you have a trip planned for Chicago in the fall and are looking for seasonal activities to enjoy, you’ve come to the right place! Chicago is worth visiting any time of year (although beware of the brutal winters), but I wanted to focus on what to do if you’re here in September, October, or…
Help! Am I Too Old for Hostels??
Let’s start with this disclaimer: you are never too old for hostels (unless they have an age limit lol). If you love hostel life, there’s no reason to opt for other accommodation or feel like you don’t belong. This post is for travelers post-20s who aren’t enjoying hostels like they once used to but still…
Utah Travel: Ultimate 2 Week Guide For Epic Adventure
If Utah travel is on your bucket list, or if you’re already in the planning stages for your trip, you’ve come to the right place. This is an epic guide for 2 weeks in Utah, filled with tons of outdoor adventure and cultural discovery, based off the exact trip I took in 2024. I didn’t…
The 15 States That Throw Festivals For Their State Flower 🎉💐
Spring is officially in the air: the patio door is open, the breeze feels warm, the sun is delaying its daily goodbye, life is thawing, and flowers are blossoming! Last year around this time, I attended my very first flower festival with my mom, niece, sister-in-law, and her sister & mom. We had a fantastic…
2 Days in Zion National Park
Exploring all five national parks in Utah is one of the most epic road trips you can take. And of those “Mighty 5”, your 2 days in Zion will probably feel the most epic of all. While every other park can technically be done in only a day, Zion definitely requires at least two to…
One Day in Bryce Canyon National Park
Don’t let this simple itinerary for one day in Bryce Canyon fool you–this park packs a punch! Bryce Canyon was the fourth park out of Utah’s “Mighty 5” that we visited, so we had done a fair amount by this point. However, we were blown away by how unique each park was (especially how unique…








