Minneapolis is a city that was built because it had a river, and the river ran the mills. So it is only natural that there should be a museum called the Mill City Museum there, and that it should be…
Episode 5: Travel Planning Tips
Join Ben and Meagan as we talk about how we plan our trips, which websites we find useful and which apps are helpful in planning. Trip Advisor Pinterest City Passes Paris London Chimani Lonely Planet Metro Apps: Washington D.C.…
3 Tips for Using TripAdvisor to Plan a Trip
If you have ever been planning a trip and Googled something like “things to do in [city]”, then there is about a 100% chance that you have run across TripAdvisor before. It is one of the largest, if not the…
Packing for a British Isles Cruise
Normally when you think about cruising, you think about some tropical destination, hot sun, blue water and lots of activities. But cruises are more than just visiting tropical locations! There are cruises to almost any destination around the world. Since…
Review of Our British Isles Cruise with Princess Cruises
We have always wanted to travel to the British Isles area, and we love cruises as a way to travel so when we saw that Princess Cruises was doing a British Isles cruise and having a good deal on tickets…
The Potter Trail Tour in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is rich in history. People come from all over the world to visit the incredible castle and walk the Royal Mile, but there is a subset of tourists who make a pilgrimage here…
Rabbie’s Tour: Glasgow, Scotland Review
One of the stops on our British Isles cruise was in Glasgow, Scotland. We try not to do shore excursions from our cruise ship if we can avoid it due to the price. So I was on the lookout for…
3 Things To Do In Regent’s Park
Regent’s Park is a park that came highly recommended to us by Ben’s sister who did a study abroad in London a few years ago. I assumed most parks in London would be somewhat similar, but Regent’s Park was definitely…
3 Things To Do In Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus is known as London’s Times Square. Even though I’ve never been to Times Square, Piccadilly Circus really reminded me of what I’ve seen of Times Square. With lots of shopping, large billboards and street performers Piccadilly Circus is a…
Visiting Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace was one of the first things we visited while we were in London. Located inside of Kensington Gardens, it is an easy place to get to. How to Get to Kensington Palace: After you get to Kensington Gardens,…