Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana

If you read my last post, you know that we spent our spring break this year seeing three of the Midwestern states we hadn't yet visited since moving to Illinois. Well, now it's time to explore three more. Matt and I have wanted to travel around Michigan for as long as we've known each other,…

Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri

Alright, I admit it: my husband and I are nerds. We can have fun on just about any travel adventure, but when we're on a little bit of a budget and just want to see some new sights in the States, we tend to gravitate toward... college towns. I already mentioned this in my Madison,…

Canterbury and Dover

What do you do when your husband's visa to reenter the US hasn't arrived at the London pickup facility in time for your scheduled flight out of the UK? You extend your stay by five more days and take an impromptu trip to the English countryside. Here's the story of how nothing went our way...…

Exeter and Cardiff

Well, this post was supposed to be our last from our grand European winter adventure, but a... series of unfortunate events, shall we say... arose and forced us to extend our stay here in England by five more days. So this little trip we took to Exeter and Cardiff did not end up being our…

London and Cambridge

We're back in the land of red phone booths and red double-decker buses and... well, red everything. This time, though, Matt and I are returning to his home city to meet a whole gang of familiar American faces! Definitely the most special part of our trip, our week or so spent back in London with…

Lisbon, Sintra, and Cascais

Welcome to all the colorful buildings, delicious seafood, and beautiful streets you can imagine. As much as we enjoyed Spain, Portugal was far and away our favorite. So get ready for some gushing! Catie Matt and I are hands-down the most impressed by Portugal. We immensely enjoyed everything we did here, including our first few…

Madrid and Segovia

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Say hello to another installment of our joint blog about our adventures in Europe this winter. Today's post is all about our time in central Spain, where we rang (or didn't ring) in the new year and had magical moments with two very charming cities. Happy reading! Catie Matt and I took…

Barcelona and Montserrat

Welcome back to another joint travel post that my husband and I wrote as we ventured into Spain! Though Matt has been before, I haven't at all, and he hasn't been to any of the specific places we're traveling to, either. We're excited to share more of our adventures with all of you! Catie Finally,…

London

Hello and welcome to the first blog post of a joint travel log dedicated to the month-long trip to the UK and Iberia that my husband Matt and I are taking this winter! We are both writing our own accounts of our travels, and this week is all about Christmastime in London (where Matt is…

Minneapolis, Minnesota

One perk of doing research in any field is the potential for cool conference locations. You pick a conference, type out an abstract describing your research, and, if they accept it, you get to travel to go present it. The department you represent will often even pay for your travel and conference expenses--sign me up!…