How to plan a delightfully romantic honeymoon

Reading Time: 5 minutes A Los Angeles – based travel blogger’s guide to getting to the Hollywood sign hike. Step-by-step direction from the start of the Hollywood sign hiking trail.  While staying in Burbank, California — a fifteen minute drive to the Hollywood Sign, I FINALLY hiked to the back of the Hollywood sign. A massive hike and confusing experience, I wrote a step-by-step guide for directions to the hike and through the trail to the actual sign. In this post: – How to get to the Hollywood Sign trail start. – Things to know before heading off on your hike. – What to pack for your hike to the Hollywood Sign. – Park hours. – Photos of the trail. – Photos of the view from the top of the Hollywood sign.           Things to know before hiking to the Hollywood Sign: There are multiple hikes to the Hollywood sign — this means that you can pick a route and accidentally take a differen...

Reading Time: 5 minutes A Slovenia points of interest as told with photos — including things to do, where to stay and must-visit destinations including Ljublana, Lake Bled and Triglav National Park  “We’re not lost… wait… yes… no… I don’t know, but let’s go and find out.” About two weeks into working with Taylor Burk, I didn’t mind getting lost. Quite frankly, I didn’t know much about Slovenia, so for all we knew we were headed towards paradise. At this point, we were not. We were definitely lost. I’m unsure if we were even on a real road, but surrounded by green mountains, great music, and even better company, exploring the unknown was worth the risk. Per usual. I’ll take getting lost and spontaneous viewpoints any day. Triglav Valley was one of those days. We did however, road trip through some of Slovenia’s mystical dwellings, so unfamiliar to Americans and Canadians yet treasured by Unesco World Heritage rankings. Triglav Valley, Slovenia. Photo of me @StephBeTrav...

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s wine region, they said. Very quickly I realized it was. The epiphany: they must have more winemaking regions in southern Europe because they drink more wine. Only the finest of beverages to be paired with Istrian delicacies. Who knew Istria, formerly an Italian province and now a region in Croatia, is a gastronomical playground? So every day, six friends bonded over breaking bread. We rejoiced over the simplest, most intimate experiences you can share: eating, drinking, and good conversation (not pictured: Taylor Michael Burk who along  withmyself took photos of our culinary experiences). In Southern Europe, particularly in Istria, a long lunch or late dinner is cultural. We take our time and talk everything from business strategy to break-ups, over a cool glass of  Sauvignon  and spoonfuls of gelato. After guiltless pleasures and great company, I invite you to come to Istria with an empty stomach and an open heart. Here’s why: 1. It is known ...