If you’re looking for an easy 48-hour getaway from San Francisco, I highly recommend a weekend in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Less than 1.5 hours from the city, the region boasts all the iconic California…
Mérida is the colorful and culturally rich capital of the Yucatan. It makes a great home base for a vacation in the region thanks to its safety and central location. Plus, there are so many…
Welcome to Weekend Finance, a series peeling back the curtain on the finances behind The Weekend Jetsetter. It’s time for my second update of the year on quarterly spending. (Click here to read my Q1…
Airbnb has become synonymous with renting your apartment to strangers online. But did you know that Booking.com also offers apartment and home rental listings? In fact, 750 million travelers have booked alternative accommodations like homes…
The Mist Trail is one of Yosemite’s signature hikes. But there are a few things to know before you go. So I pulled together a list of tips for hiking the Mist Trail, whether you’re…
Yosemite National Park is a bucket-list destination for many travelers. And Half Dome Village (formerly Curry Village) is one of the most popular places to stay within the park. I visited in April 2019 and…
Welcome to Weekend Finance, a series peeling back the curtain on the finances behind The Weekend Jetsetter. Following the overwhelming popularity on my post about how much I spent on travel in 2018, I decided…
I recently spent a weekend in Hong Kong and was absolutely blown away by the city’s amazing food culture. Food is an extremely important part of life in this city, and there are just so…
Hours after arriving for a weekend in Hong Kong, I already had a feeling it was my new favorite city. Hong Kong is like NYC on crack – it has an immediate sense of 24/7…
Known as Denmark’s “second city,” Aarhus doesn’t make it onto most Americans’ European travel itineraries. But whether you’re into history, art or partying, Aarhus has it all, packaged together in a small walkable city that’s…
Student loans have been the bane of my existence since I graduated college. We’ve all seen the headlines about the insane amount of debt millennials are in. It’s preventing us from buying houses, getting married…
If you’re a traveler who’s been on Instagram at all in the past two years, you’ve likely heard of Away, the luggage brand that’s quickly catapulted to “must-have” status. Not only does it seem like…