Once you grab your rental car on Sao Miguel Island, it won’t take long before you start noticing road signs for “miradouros.” You’ll see A LOT of them. Miradouro means “viewpoint” and they’re kind of like scenic overlooks in the U.S. The island is really well marked with signs and […]
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Montserrat Monastery: A Day Trip from Barcelona
Santa Maria de Montserrat (or more simply referred to as Montserrat or Montserrat Monastery) is about an hour’s drive from Barcelona on the mountain Montserrat. The monastery dates back to the 11th century and still operates today. It is the perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city and […]
Experiencing Gaudí in Barcelona
The second you begin planning your trip to Barcelona, your Google searches will be filled with many colorful buildings, thanks to the creative and inspiring architect Antoni Gaudí. Experiencing Gaudi in Barcelona will be top-priority on your to-do list and for good reason. His mark on the city is one-of-a-kind […]
2018: A Look Back
If we could sum up our 2018 travel year in review in one word it would be: friendship. This year we traveled all over the world with our friends: a 40th birthday celebration in Greece, a road trip across São Miguel Island in the Azores, a football and fúbol trip to London […]
Harry Potter Sites in London
One thing you need to know about us: we not only love traveling, we love Harry Potter! In fact, our first visit together to London (also our honeymoon) was specifically to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on the West End. Our wedding bands are also engraved with a […]
Travel Bucket List for 2019
It’s hard to believe that 2019 is just a little over a week away. But one of the best parts about the end of the year is that it means we get to start planning our 2019 travel bucket list! Writing our bucket list is exciting because we never know […]
Tasting Beer at Santorini Brewing Company
WC loves a good craft beer and was excited to see some Santorini Brewing Company options on a lunch menu after our hike from Fira to Oia. A refreshing beer was just what he needed after a few hours of hiking! As luck would have it, we stumbled upon the […]
Celebrating our One Year Blogiversary
This week marks one year since we launched Married with Wanderlust and it seriously flew by! In the midst of the holiday season, we almost completely missed the blogiversary but I wanted to take a moment to pause and think about the past year. Looking back, we’ve come a long […]
Christmas Ornaments as Souvenirs
Some may say decorating for Christmas before December is just too early, but to that, we say bah humbug! Not going to lie, we had our Christmas trees (yes, trees) up before Thanksgiving this year. At the Williford house, we currently have six Christmas trees ranging from full size to […]
Travel Apps You Need to Download
There are a lot of great travel resources available right at your fingertips and many are completely free! We have been traveling as a couple for awhile now and we’ve definitely each found our “must-have” travel apps. Below is a look at the travel apps we use all the time […]