Of all six towns in Italy that we visited, my favorite was Volterra. Fans of American literature will know this name from the esteemed and sophisticated book series, Twilight. I pretended that I didn’t know that Volterra is the home of the Volturi when the guide told the group this fact, although I’m sure that 40% of […]

Let me preface this post by saying that this is truly an “Anne Taylor” blog post if there ever was one – full of reflections and thoughts about the gritty, beautiful, up’s and down’s of life. This is not just about pretty pictures. As you’ll see, it may look like sunshine and roses, but there […]

My friend Louise posted this on Facebook the other day, and it had me laughing out loud! Have you ever been to London? When S and I were there last year, our (legitimate) favorite part of the city was the tube. I’m sure that makes us sound very touristy, but we don’t care! We love London. […]

Last year, as Spencer and I prepared to travel to Europe for this first time, we simultaneously fell in love with an amazing human named Rick Steves. Rick Steves is a cheery, glass-half-full guy from the Pacific Northwest who has been guiding people around Europe for the last 30 years. He has a show on […]

Last week, I flew out to Boston to complete archival research for my honors thesis at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. It was incredible! If I wasn’t a history nerd before (I was), it is surely obvious now, especially since I just threw out the words “archival” and “historical society” at you. Often […]

In May, Spencer and I traveled to Britain for the first time. After a week in London and week in Scotland, it’s safe to say that we are hooked. We have most definitely been bitten by the travel bug. I have had a love and affinity for the British Isles for years and years – I […]

Well, Spencer and I have run into the first of, what I am sure will be many, hiccups on our first European adventure! We missed our connecting flight out of JFK yesterday morning, so we are currently stuck in New York. They tried to re-book us on the evening flight, but we are already functioning on so […]

I am so excited because this past weekend, Spencer and I booked our tickets to go to England and Scotland in May! I can’t wait. It has been a dream of mine to go to the UK for as long as I can remember. Truly! I am really looking forward to all of the historical places we […]

My dad grew up in northern Montana, and we have never been as an entire family before. It was so special to be able to visit his childhood home, to see his emotion and devotion for it, and to hear about all sorts of stories. We hadn’t been on a vacation in years all together […]