For years I’ve lived in Manhattan, just a four-hour drive from Washington D.C., but I’ve always overlooked it when considering travel destination. D.C. is definitely among the most important cities in the US, but it always felt more like a…
Anna Kloots
PLANNING A TRIP TO TORRES DEL PAINE PATAGONIA
Patagonia had been on my bucket list from the moment I learned it existed. Acres of unspoiled nature, the famous towers, wild puma, glacial lakes, and herds of Guanaco. The remote location of Torres del Paine makes it difficult to…
10 ESSENTIAL STOPS ON A HIGHWAY 1 ROAD TRIP
Driving down Highway 1 in the warm, California sunshine is something that should be on any nomad’s bucket list. Nothing will give you a better taste of classic America than this road trip. Packed with so many wonderful towns, sights,…
LADIES WE LOVE: ANNA KLOOTS OF TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE BOX
Ladies We Love is a monthly interview series with women from around the world that provide us with inspiration through their travels and personal stories. This week we got to know travel blogger Anna Kloots of Travel Outside The Box….
THE PICTURE PERFECT GUIDE TO VISITING & CAPTURING PETRA
The Red Rose City of Petra is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Hidden in a canyon deep in Jordan, this incredible place has remained perfectly intact and preserved, making you feel like you’ve traveled back when…
10 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO DO IN CAPRI
The sparkling blue sea, the rocky cliffs, the endless leafy, lemon trees, and daily cloudless sky. These things combine into an irresistible place: the magical island of Capri. Capri is definitely a top destination in Italy and somewhere on everyone’s…
WE ARE TRAVEL GIRLS NYC MEET UP AT REFINERY ROOFTOP
This week I hosted the first New York City We Are Travel Girls Meet Up! There are so many girls out there who are New York based, it was really great to meet each other and realize some of us…
INSTAGRAM GUIDE TO COLORFUL PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Palm Springs is a little Crayola-colored oasis in the desert that allows you to time-warp back to 1960, when the area was at its peak of popularity. Modern architects started using the empty land and unique environment to build visionary…
5 AMAZING CASTLES IN GERMANY YOU NEED TO VISIT
Neuschwanstein was my top priority on my first trip to Germany. It is a stunning fairytale castle, but I was one of nearly a thousand people there. It was hard to enjoy it while dodging large tour groups and waiting in…
WHY EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD EXPERIENCE A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE RYOKAN
From the moment you board the small cog train that winds up into the mountains to Hakone, you know you are in for a something special. So what is a Ryokan? A ryokan is a traditional Japanese guest house, created to…
KANHA NATIONAL PARK, INDIA: THE JUNGLE BOOK TIGER SAFARI
When you hear safari you instantly think of the great plains of Africa. The endless savannah, flat-topped acacia trees, and blue lakes turned neon pink with flocks of flamingos. But did you know that you can also safari in India…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING ICELAND’S BLUE LAGOON
Visions of Iceland’s dreamy, steamy, Blue Lagoon filled my head for weeks before my first trip to Reykjavik. This place was on my bucket list for years, and now that I’ve experienced Iceland’s most popular attraction, I’m sharing what you…