How to Take Better Selfies for Travel and Home: the Ultimate Guide
Love them or hate them, “selfies” have been around since people started scratching their images out on cave walls. Some of the greatest paintings ever created are self-portraits (think Rembrandt, Picasso, Hockney). But while the medium and the terminology may have changed, those changes aren’t the reason why many feel such ire towards the selfie […]
Best Cute, Lightweight Cross Body Handbags for Summer Travel
Other than possibly a pair of ill-fitting shoes, nothing is worse when traveling than an uncomfortable travel purse. The best travel purses and handbags are super lightweight, comfortable to carry, slip free and cute enough not to be embarrassing even when visiting a fashion forward city. The problem is the purses I buy for fashion […]
Ultimate Guide to the Top 40 Paris Souvenirs and Gifts
Of all the cities I’ve been to, Paris is the city I feel the most compelled to shop in. It’s not because Paris has the best unique souvenirs (I’d pick Kyoto for that). There is just something about Paris– the streets, the ambiance, the romance of it all that puts me in shopping mood. But […]
Top Souvenirs along Historic Route 66
Souvenir Dispatches from the RV brought to you by Souvenir Finder’s mom, who sold her house and worldly possessions for a life of retirement traveling the United States full-time in an RV. US Route 66, the “Main Street of America” was one of the original highways in the United States (though it has since been […]
Best 30 Photos Opps and Places to Instagram Yourself in New York City
There are lots of articles written about the best and top Instagrammable photo spots in New York City– I know, I’ve googled them all. But all of these articles pretty much show the exact same expected photo locations, featuring an iconic New York City landmark, building or bridge. The Best Instagrammable New York City photo […]
The Top 15 Souvenirs from Vienna, Austria
Souvenir shopping in Vienna, Austria is a delight. These days, shopping in most European cities has been globalized to the point that the city’s shops have no identity and you feel like you could be anywhere in the world. But in Vienna, Austrian traditions– and unique shops that hold true to these traditions– remain strong. […]
How to Souvenir Shop a Dulceria Candy Store in Mexico
This new series, Souvenir Dispatches from the RV, will be written by Souvenir Finder’s mom, who sold her house and worldly possessions for a life of retirement traveling the United States full-time in an RV We didn’t seek out the Mexican Dulceria, it was one of those kind of places we just happened upon. We […]