Recent Trips

Guides to Explore

Traveling With Your Parents, Successfully

Every year, for the last five, I have taken an annual trip with my parents. These trips will likely be the most lasting memories that we all have together, but it took years to understand how to do it right.

Out Now: The 2025 Azores Guide

After a recent visit, the Azores Guide is now complete with our updated stay, eat, do, and know recommendations.

Fall Destinations

Good Getaways in the US of A

The Fall Essential: LANKI
Boots

The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI The Bootie, by LANKI
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Handmade, all natural, felted wool boot with suede sole. Breathable all year round. Warm but never hot. Easy on and off. Wear on its own indoors and slip on the rubber overshoe for the outdoors.

The Disconnected Trip

On the way to the airport, days after turning 18 and hours before departing on an Iceland vacation, I forgot the password to my phone and was locked out for the entirety of the trip.

The first few hours were difficult. How had I completely forgotten the numbers that unlocked what I felt was my whole world and tool for connection? And yes, how completely Gen-Z of me.

I soon realized that this absolute fluke was one of the best happy accidents that I, as a traveler, could have asked for.

The Overnighter

The greatest places to stay for a night or two
All Stays

Dip A Toe

… blurs the lines of highbrow and lowbrow establishments, accommodations, and goods, with uncompromising style. We highlight unique places to explore, eat, shop and stay, near and far.

Our own shop is collected from, and inspired by, our travels. We collect all year, and open the shop - online and in person - twice per year, in the Fall and Spring.