Kat went on an 11-day Mediterranean cruise itinerary on the Norwegian Dawn with her parents and sister to celebrate her mom retiring soon.

And it was SO much fun! So Kat is breaking down the Mediterranean cruise itinerary. The stops are below:

Day 1: Depart from Trieste, Italy

Day 2: Koper, Slovenia

Day 3: Split, Croatia

Day 4: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Day 5: Kotor, Montenegro

Day 6: Corfu, Greece

Day 7: Valletta, Malta

Day 8: Messina, Sicily

Day 9: Naples, Italy

Day 10: Florence (Livorno), Italy

Day 11: Nice (Villefranche-sur-Mer), France

Kat also discusses what it was like on board the Norwegian Dawn!

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-TukTuk Tour of Split

-Pompeii Tour

-Gallerie dell’Academia tickets

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After spending 11 days on the Norwegian Dawn on a Mediterranean cruise, Kat has a list of pros and cons of cruising on a larger cruise ship.

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Kat had the chance to visit Helsinki, Finland for a few days during her trip to Finland in late February/early March! She started her trip to Finland here before continuing to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland.

In this podcast episode, Kat is discussing all the best things to do in Helsinki, where to stay in Helsinki, where to eat, and more!

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-Optional Day Trip Idea: Tallin, Estonia via Ferry

Don't Forget Your Ultimate Guide to Paris!

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You loved our current travel bucket list…so now let’s talk about our top bucket list hikes!

From charming day hikes to multi-day treks, these are our top 10 hikes around the world we want to accomplish...or run if you're like Chris!

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Kara and Nate Leadville 100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8xHlz1ZjPI&t=1s 

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You all loved our current travel bucket list, so now we’re covering our top travel memories…and how we’re hoping to recapture it in future travels!

Whether it’s spotting new animals in the wild we’ve never seen before or capturing the magic of the Christmas markets, this is how we’re planning to capture it again in our travels.

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Back in late February/early March, Kat went to Finnish Lapland. In a previous episode, we discuss travel to Rovaniemi, Finland, but in this episode, we’re discussing what it’s like to stay at Apukka Resort in Finnish Lapland.

We talk about the iconic glass igloos, things to do at Apukka Resort, what it was like learning to dogsled, food options, a traditional Finnish floating sauna experience, and more!

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-Kara & Nate (Nate Running the Leadville 100): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8xHlz1ZjPI

-Aurora Alert Realtime App

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In late February/early March this year, Kat had the chance to visit Rovaniemi, Finland. She spent about a week in Finnish Lapland, chasing the Northern Lights, learning to dogsled, enjoying a reindeer sleigh across the night, and even meeting Santa Claus.

In this podcast episode, we’re talking about travel to Rovaniemi in Finland. Learn about the amazing things to do in Rovaniemi, where to stay, neat museums, where to eat, and more when it comes to visiting the Arctic Circle in Finland.

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-Hotel in wilderness: Apukka Resort

-Arctic GM Northern Lights Tour

-Arctic Snow Hotel Tour, Ice Restaurant Dinner, and Snow Sauna Experience

-Things I Learned About Life in Finnish Lapland Substack

-Go Husky Dogsledding

-Dangerous Business Tromso, Norway Post

-Santa Claus Village (and address to send a letter to Santa)

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We’re wrapping up our podcast episodes about Ecuador with our day trip to Cotopaxi and Banos from Quito.

We spent about a week in Quito and during this time, we knew we had to take some day trips. We already discussed going to the Mindo Cloudforest on the podcast, and now we’re talking about Cotopaxi National Park and Banos.

Between astounding waterfalls, beautiful flowers, a swing on the edge of the world, and a majestic mountain with incredible wildlife, this is how to spend 1 day exploring Cotopaxi and Banos.

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-Valensole Lavender Guide

-Sault Lavender Guide

-Real Dreams Ecuador Cotopaxi/Banos Tour

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Everyone who loves travel likely has a travel bucket list. And, the more you travel, the more it evolves. We’ve talked about dream destinations on the podcast before.

But, as time has gone on, our travel bucket list has evolved. Some places we’ve been lucky enough to go to. And there are other places that have pushed our original bucket list destinations further down the list.

From a bucket list safari destination to wildlife adventures in Alaska, here is our current travel bucket list, where we each list out our top 5 trips we’d like to take (plus honorable mentions of course)!

What are your bucket list destinations?

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During our 2-week trip to Ecuador, we had about a week in Quito. And during this time, we knew we needed to take some day trips. So, we booked a day trip to the Mindo Cloudforest and it turned out to be the best day trip we took!

Between bird watching, hiking to waterfalls, and chocolate tasting, you cannot go wrong with a day trip to Mindo from Quito. In this episode, we’ll discuss what all we did, who we booked our trip with, what it was like, and our recommendations.

We booked with Real Dreams Ecuador for the private Mindo Cloudforest day trip from Quito.

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