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Tulum is unlike any other city in Mexico I’ve seen - it is full of high end boutiques with goods made by local artists, art installations dotting the streets, well designed beach resorts, and incredible restaurants with next level seafood dishes and made-from-scratch mexican food.

Mallorca is the ultimate European summer getaway - crystal clear blue water, white silky sand, fruit trees, luxury spa resorts, culture and history and shopping. It is a destination for couples and families. Mallorca has the mountains and the sea - what more do you need?!

Newport Beach is one of the dreamiest beach towns, perfect for a girls trip, summer couples getaway, or just a day trip. Newport Beach has upscale shopping, fresh and healthy food, and relaxing activities. It is an easy place to travel with kids because you can stay in one area and explore from there.

A climbing oasis, land of intense sun, beautiful desert landscapes, rock formations, rustic bungalows and quirky cafes. I love visiting Joshua Tree! This guide will include my favorite airbnbs, hiking and exploring trails, shops, and the food that alone makes the trip worth it! We typically spend 2-3 days here, but it is still enjoyable as a day trip. High season is September - May when temperatures are mild. Fall and Spring are great times to visit, just expect crowds on the weekends.

My daughter is just like me - we don’t like to be stuck at home. We are always planning adventures and outings. Here are some ideas including our favorite things to do in the area for toddlers (although we started taking Romy to some of these as an infant, never too young to expose them to nature!)

Although I’m partial to Maui, I love visiting Kauai! It is quiet and relaxing - perfect for a getaway with a 3 month old baby. Kauai has incredible hiking, beaches, and local food. Accommodation is pricey (possibly the most expensive island to stay on - I recommend finding an airbnb), but there are loads of activities and cheap eats.

I love London. It is my favorite place to stop over for a couple days anytime I fly through Europe. Maybe it’s the accents, my fascination with the royal family or the mix of old and new design and architecture. It’s also probably because there are endless things to see and do in this city, which fuels me! It is a lively and beautiful city, with so much history and culture. London is magical to me.

I had to make a Seattle travel guide, because I grew up in Seattle, currently live there, and know this area pretty well! I don’t like to hold still, so I have done SO much in Washington, it’s getting harder to find a new experience around here. Despite the rain, I love it here! It’s a PNW paradise - it is so green year round, there are hundreds of beautiful lakes and hikes, and we are right on the Pacific Ocean.

For our 10th wedding anniversary, we took a trip to Portugal. We brought our 9 month old daughter, and traveled up and down the country for 2 weeks! We loved everything about Portugal - it is a place I will definitely return to! Having a baby with us meant things were a little more challenging, but because the people are so hospitable and friendly, our trip was much easier than I imagined.

To say we were blown away by Austria and the Dolomites would be an understatement. One of my favorite places to date. We love countries where we can eat comfort food, be in the mountains and get around by train easily to maximize our trip. The Dolomites is just that.

My grandparents immigrated from the Netherlands before my dad was born. Most of their extended family still lives there. A few years ago, my parents, and my siblings and their families, went to The Netherlands for a family reunion. This was my second time there and I fell even more in love with this small country. I feel like a part of me belongs there - I finally felt like I fit in somewhere!

Whistler, Canada is one of my favorite places on earth! My parents bought a time share in Whistler before buying a house and we went almost every year growing up. It was our home away from home, an outdoor paradise and a place that holds so many memories. I started bringing Ryan up to Whistler when we got married, and now we get to bring our baby girl.

One of the most unique and rad places we’ve travelled to so far! Ryan and I both felt like this was not a relaxing trip, but a total adventure. We saw incredible diverse landscapes, ate some of the best food I’ve had, and appreciated new forms of art.

Thailand is truly the land of smiles. People are so happy and kind. This was one of our first experiences being in a place that is so poor, yet the people are so content in their lives and live simply with what they have. It was a humbling experience. We loved trying new thai cuisine, seeing the beautiful beaches, spending a day with the elephants, and exploring the temples.