The highs & lows of August 2017 – Including a family visit to Germany, a quick trip to Berlin, and my biggest travel challenge yet: The 500-mile Camino de Santiago hike.

Visiting the medieval town Mdina in Malta felt like stepping back in time! The well-preserved historic town still feels like hundreds of years ago!

Being on the road 365 days a year, we have stayed at some of the world’s best, and worst, hotels. Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation recommendations for both budget and luxury hotels we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: Hotel Elysée, Midtown Manhattan New York.

This Punta del Diablo hostel was a home away from home. We would stay there again in a heartbeat and have no problems recommending you to stay there, too.

This weekly series focuses on budget accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hostel Cabinas El Pueblo in Santa Elena / Monteverde, Costa Rica.

This weekly series focuses on accommodation gems we discover while on the road. This week: Hotel Helix in Washington, DC.

Our Hotel Tip of the Week series offers accommodation recommendations from around the world. All are places where we have stayed in and personally recommend. This week: Hotel Monaco in Denver, Colorado.

This week’s Polaroid features one of our favorite things in Costa Rica – a baby monkey! The wildlife here just does not cease to amaze us!

This week’s Polaroid features our new furry friends who we met in the lovely beach town of Punta Del Diablo in Uruguay, where we spent the last few days.

Let me introduce you to the funkiest and most unconventional B&B I’ve ever stayed in: Snooze in Brighton!