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Illinois, U.S.A. · Last Updated: April 3, 2026

Best Things to Do in Chicago for First Timers: The Ultimate Bucket List

So you’ve booked your first trip to Chicago and are probably wondering just how much you can fit into your trip. The answer is – a lot! Downtown Chicago is filled with so many great things to do, from admiring…

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Foodie Travel, Illinois, U.S.A. · Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Where to Eat in Chicago: Iconic Eats & Must-Try Restaurants in the Windy City

Chicago is a city with a food scene that is not for the faint of heart. When I planned our first trip to Chicago, the first thing I thought about was all the delicious food we were about to eat….

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Foodie Travel, Illinois, U.S.A. · Last Updated: March 17, 2026

Searching for the Best Chicago Dog in Chicago: A 5-Dog Taste Test

Searching for the best Chicago dog in Chicago? I’ve taste-tested five spots on my quest to find the city’s best Chicago-style classic and provided rankings on each to help guide you in the right direction. Blossoming during the Great Depression…

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Foodie Travel, Illinois, U.S.A. · Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Hot, Sweet & Dipped: Ranking the Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago

Curious to try Chicago’s famous Italian beef sandwich but don’t know where to start? You’re in luck. I’ve eaten my way through five different Italian beef shops across Chicago (so far) to help point you in the right direction. This…

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Foodie Travel, Illinois, U.S.A. · Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Best Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago: The Ultimate Deep Dish Showdown

Visiting Chicago and looking for the best deep dish pizza? Dive into our deep dish showdown to see how some of Chicago’s most famous deep dish spots stack up! We set out to find the best of this indulgent, overstuffed…

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Europe, Spain · Last Updated: January 18, 2026

An Unconventional Two-Day Madrid Itinerary

When I planned our first trip to Spain, Madrid wasn’t necessarily at the top of my list of places to visit. My primary motivation for our inaugural Spain trip was to eat our way through Bilbao and San Sebastian in…

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Europe, Foodie Travel, Spain · Last Updated: January 10, 2026

Essential Food & Drink Experiences You Can’t Miss in Madrid, Spain

As Spain’s capital, Madrid is teeming with food and drink experiences in every corner of the city. From taverns and tapas bars to bustling food markets and Michelin-starred restaurants, options feel unlimited! Madrid is a very large city and can…

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Personal · Last Updated: December 31, 2025

2025 Year in Review: Dreams in Motion

It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to title my recap for this year. There were a lot of incredible experiences had and I watched my little travel blog surge with growth. “Epic” was the first…

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Foodie Travel, Personal · Last Updated: December 31, 2025

Best Bites & Foodie Highlights of 2025

If my waistline is any indication of how well I ate this year, it would say I ate really well – maybe a little too well? This year brought some amazing foodie adventures involving bucket list trips (even with one…

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Europe, Spain · Last Updated: February 13, 2026

3-Day San Sebastian Itinerary for Food Lovers: Pintxos Bar Hopping & Everything in Between

Wondering how to best spend your time eating all the things in San Sebastian? This 3-day San Sebastian Itinerary is a great intro to the city’s food scene and everything in between! As a foodie, I had long been dreaming…

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Europe, Spain · Last Updated: January 5, 2026

Best Things to Do in San Sebastian (Especially for Food and Drink Lovers)

San Sebastian – there’s just something about it, from its beautiful seaside setting to its old world architecture. And then there’s the food – oh the food. The best culinary destination I’ve traveled to in my life so far promised…

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Europe, Foodie Travel, Spain · Last Updated: April 3, 2026

Must-Try Restaurants in San Sebastian, Spain – The Best Foodie City in the World!

San Sebastián is a foodie’s paradise and arguably one of the best gastronomic destinations in the world! Where does one even begin? This guide of my must-try restaurants in San Sebastian is a great place to start! If you’re into…

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Finally got my prickly pear fix 🌵 - Prickly pear Finally got my prickly pear fix 🌵

- Prickly pear soft serve
- Brisket elote bowl
- Pulled pork burrito
- Prickly pear lemonade

Went on a little side quest when we were in Phoenix out to Gilbert to check out Topo, famous for their thick and refreshing prickly pear soft serve and iconic little building topped with a gopher (topo is Spanish for gopher or mole)!

Also got the brisket elote bowl and their pulled pork burrito filled with corn, spicy sauce, and fritos - both delicious.

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📍Vecina - Phoenix, AZ Found my favorite restauran 📍Vecina - Phoenix, AZ

Found my favorite restaurant in Phoenix!

This spot is a serious gem. Everything we ate was expertly crafted with incredible, bold flavors!

If I could return and eat one dish over and over again, it would be the short rib with white bean puree and probably the best flour tortilla I've ever had. 10/10, no notes.

A close second - the gambas al ajillo. The shrimp were bathed in a spicy paprika garlic butter that you'll want to soak up every last bit of with their delicious bread.

I'm already planning to visit Phoenix next year for spring training mostly because I want to eat here again!

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OOTO 👉 Phoenix, Arizona 🌵☀️ . . . . Arizona trip r OOTO 👉 Phoenix, Arizona 🌵☀️
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🇮🇸 Iceland foodie experiences not to miss!!! Thes 🇮🇸 Iceland foodie experiences not to miss!!!

These are all of my favorite Iceland food & drink experiences. Save this for your trip to Iceland!

The food in Iceland kind of blew me away. I know a lot of people travel to Iceland for the scenery (because it's absolutely incredible), but I do think you should try and incorporate some of these food experiences too.

Iceland may not be the most budget friendly when it comes to eating out, but the food is definitely worth the splurge in my opinion.

What do you think you would add to your itinerary?
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🇮🇸 Day 6 & 7 of a one-week Iceland itinerary! Fin 🇮🇸 Day 6 & 7 of a one-week Iceland itinerary!

Finishing up my little Iceland itinerary series, this is how we spent our final two days in the country.

We drove from Vik on the south coast and did the popular Golden Circle, making stops at Kerid Crater, Friðheimar Tomato farm, Gullfoss, and Thingvellir National Park. In between all that, I got to pet and feed Icelandic horses and had some of the best ice cream ever at a dairy farm.

The Golden Circle was probably the most crowded of all the routes we did in Iceland, probably because it's the easiest day trip from Reykjavik. Still loved every moment though!

Our last dinner was at Forrettabarinn aka The Appetizer Bar, where dishes are small plates, encouraging you to try lots of different items (even horse 😳). All of the food was delicious, as it was everywhere we went in Iceland.

We had a leisurely final day, strolling around Reykjavik looking for souvenirs and had a delicious final Icelandic lunch (couldn't resist one more round of Plokkfiskur.

And that's the end of our magical adventure to probably my favorite place in the world. I can't wait to be back!
🇮🇸 Day 5 in Iceland of a one-week Iceland itinerar 🇮🇸 Day 5 in Iceland of a one-week Iceland itinerary!

This was probably my favorite day of our week in Iceland. Seeing the landscape of the South Coast is something else, from canyons and waterfalls to moss-covered lava fields and even a glacier lake! Incredible is all I can say.

We ended our day back in Vik to watch the sunset and chowed down on black crust pizza 🍕
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Part 3 of everything I ate and drank in Iceland! I Part 3 of everything I ate and drank in Iceland! It was a lot 🤣
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🇮🇸 Day 4 in Iceland of a one-week Iceland itinerar 🇮🇸 Day 4 in Iceland of a one-week Iceland itinerary

Headed out to explore the beautiful South Coast (and officially obsessed with Icelandic sheep)!

Highlights:

• Breakfast at Braud & Co.
• Road trip to the South Coast
• Learned about Skyr at Skyrland in Selfoss
• Lunch at the Old Dairy Food Hall in Selfoss
• Seljalandsfoss
• Skogafoss
• Icelandic sheep!
• Lava Show in Vik
• Dinner at The Soup Company in Vik
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Everything I ate and drank in Iceland - Part 2! I Everything I ate and drank in Iceland - Part 2!

I ate so many different things in Iceland, I needed to break it up in three parts 😂

Iceland has such a varied food scene, from international dishes to Icelandic specialties like plokkfiskur (kind of like a fish pie/casserole), which was absolutely delicious.

And those cinnamon rolls...I am still dreaming about them!
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Day 3 in Iceland! 🇮🇸 Our third day in Iceland was Day 3 in Iceland! 🇮🇸

Our third day in Iceland was a day trip to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula - aka "Iceland in Miniature." It was very windy and cold here but much less busy than the routes of the South Coast! We saw such a variety of landscapes on the peninsula, though I wish we would have had a little bit more daylight to add more stops.

Back in Reykjavik for the evening, we had dinner and then went on a successful Northern Lights chase!

It was a long day but awesome!
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