City Guide

City Guide: Round Top, Texas

Get in, loser, we're goin' to Round Top! A field guide to one of Texas's most magical events Whatever you're expecting to experience at Round Top, multiply x10! What an incredible, magical event/lo...

City Guide Volume 16: Copenhagen

September 2025 Every year, I take a solo trip or two. Some trips push me somewhere far, either in distance or comfort, and some years I stay close to home. Late Spring 2025 took me to Copenhagen, a...

Joy Drop: Indigo

Rajasthan, India is renowned for artisan textile production. From hand-carved block printing at the highest level, to mud-resist indigo vats for which the process hasn’t changed in hundreds of year...

City Guide Volume 15: Back to Palm Springs!

April 2025 Why go back to Palm Springs one year after my last visit? Because different company means a totally different experience! And for some reason, going to the desert REALLY feels like gett...

City Guide Volume 14: Two Days in Paris

  As much as I love to travel, it’s kind of wild that I hadn’t been to Paris since I was 17, way back in 1997. And even then, it was one of those whirlwind high school tours—two days in the city, ...

City Guide Volume 13: Munich to Venice in 9 days

City Guide: Munich to Venice in 9 Days Day one: Land in Munich Munich is a direct flight from several major US cities and it’s very central in Europe! AND you can rent a car there that can be dro...

City Guide Volume 12: Palm Springs and Joshua Tree

August 2024 Palm Springs has got it all! It is at the base of Mt. San Jacinto State Park, (accessible by a tram that climbs up 6,000 feet over 2.5 miles) and just 45 minutes away from Joshua Tree...

City Guide Volume 11: San Miguel de Allende

July 2024 First off, if you’d rather hear this blog than to read it…you can check out my photo tour with narration here. San Miguel de Allende is a city that should absolutely be on your travel ...

City Guide Vol.10: Jaipur

  Handker ❤️s Adventure: Jaipur Everything to do, from where to stay, explore and relax in Jaipur, India   Jaipur, India: There’s not enough room in one blog post for me to describe the magic to b...

City Guide Vol.9: Santa Fe

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Santa Fe Everything to do, from where to stay, explore and relax in Santa Fe, New Mexico  Mary Kate Hafner, Adventurer Why I Went In some great literary text, there is a ph...

City Guide Vol.8: The Keystone Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Keystone Everything to do, from where to stay, explore and relax in Keystone, Colorado Amy Gastineau, Adventurer Why We Went This was a short, last minute family ski trip ...

City Guide Vol.7: The Barcelona Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Barcelona Everything to do, from where to stay, explore and relax in Barcelona, Spain Mary Kate Hafner, Adventurer Why We Went  I don’t need to be the 1,004th person on the...

City Guide Vol.6: The Paris Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Paris Everything to do, from where to stay, explore and relax in Paris, France   Sydney Stephens, Adventurer Why we went: The news cycle? Relentless. Your meeting schedule? P...

City Guide Vol.5: The Marseille Edition

  Handker ❤️s Adventure: Marseille Fun to have and places to explore in Marseille, France Mary Kate Hafner, Adventurer  Why we went: A few days after becoming a Great Resignation statistic, I hi...

City Guide Vol.4: The Catskills Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Catskills Everything to do, from where to stay, explore, and relax in the Catskills!   Why we went: If you’re a city dweller you know why this trip was essential. Every onc...

City Guide Vol.3: The Da Nang Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Da Nang  Everything to do, from where to stay, chill and eat in Da Nang, Vietnam! Mary Kate Hafner, Adventurer  Why I went: When you’re invited to a wedding on the other si...

City Guide Vol.2: Moab Utah Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: Moab Utah  Everything to do, from where to stay, chill and eat in Moab, Utah! Why we went: My dream vacation all growing up was Arches National Park. So last summer, I ran...

City Guide Vol.1: The New York Edition

Handker ❤️s Adventure: The New York Edition  Everything to do, from where to stay, shop and eat in NYC!   Where to stay: The Ludlow, opens in a new tab: the perfect combo of homey/cozy and a litt...