I spent two weeks backpacking through Europe for the first time last year. I found that it wasn't the glamorous, romantic adventure that it often looks like on Instagram. While backpacking, I was ...

When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six European cities, the last thing I expected was to be blown away by my budget bookings in the suburbs. In October 2022, I traveled to Berlin, ...

Backpacking Europe someday? Worried about what to pack? If so, here are two things you should know: 1) less is more; and 2) they actually do have stores there for instances when rule number one fails.

Europe has some of the most gorgeous hiking trails around, so I want to highlight five of my all-time favorites. These trails range from easy to challenging, and may require some extra gear along the ...

We had an underwear problem before we even got on the Europe-bound airplane. Cal — our sweet, expressive, supposedly potty-trained 5-year-old — had soiled his ...

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This was the trip of a lifetime. Traveling to Budapest, Hungary, I experienced the time of my life while trekking simultaneously through the hardships of a stolen passport, wallet and train pass. I ...