Five Years

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark TwainAdam and I met July 14th, 2006 and officially started dating a couple months later in early September. We discovered a mutual love of traveling after our first weekend away together in New York City.

Pop Burger | NYC - Late September 2006

I had not traveled much outside the US in 2006, but had recently developed aspirations to do so. Adam had been to Europe quite a few times and wanted to go back. There was a desire to wander foreign and US city streets, to take in the history, culture, food, nightlife and quite simply to have new and hopefully exciting experiences, together. The wanderlust combined with a need for relaxation additionally finds us venturing to warm, sunny beach locales. So while we're celebrating our anniversary in Spain, here's a look back on five years of us at our best!Ancient Acropolis | Athens, Greece - September 2007Mythos Lager | Athens, Greece - September 2007

Caldera View | Santorini, Greece - October 2007

Perissa Beach | Santorini, Greece - October 2007Tropical Bar | Fira, Santorini - October 2007Nea Kamini Volcano | Santorini, Greece - October 2007McGee's Pub | NYC - December 2007Excalibur | Las Vegas, Nevada - June 2008Kahunaville, Treasure Island | Las Vegas, Nevada - June 2008

La Tour Eiffel | Paris, France - September 2009

Le Louvre | Paris, France - September 2009

Monet's Garden | Giverny, France -September 2009

Café in the Old Port | Marseille, France - September 2009

Calanque en Vau | Cassis, France - September 2009

Monte Carlo | Monaco - September 2009

Promenade des Anglais | Nice, France - September 2009

Nightlife | Nice, France - September 2009

Sunset | Captiva Island, Florida - October 2010

So it seems I got a little carried away with the picture montage! Especially those from Santorini (playing favorites, I guess.) Here's to five amazing adventure filled years together and may the Wanderlust continue.

In the meantime, tell me your favorite travel destinations to add to our list!

Santorini | 2007

I have a Best Vacation Ever guest post up this morning up on Iowa Girl Eats!

Kristin asked readers to send an email following a specific Q&A format along with photographs to serve as guests posts while she is on what will probably be her own best vacation ever in Italy! So until I'm back with a full recap of my Labor Day Weekend on Cape Cod, head over to Kristin's blog and check out my trip to Santorini in 2007.
*edited - the links to Iowa Girl Eats guest posts are no longer working. I believe she removed them from her blog. A few more from Greece in 2007 are here and here!*

Lunch Table Dreams

We're moving. 

To Santorini.;)

But how nice would that be?! This recurring conversation comes up I'd say ohhh on average once every couple months whenever Adam and I are sitting in the cafeteria eating lunch and venting to each other about work. We actually like our jobs. And where we live. But we are full of nostalgia and wanderlust ever since we traveled to Greece in 2007.

Whitewashed houses on cliffs and black sand beaches don't get old.

Our lunch conversations go a little something like....
Everyone speaks English there!
But we'd also pick up Greek if we lived there...
Adam: "I could get a job as a fisherman!"
Daisy: "Maybe I could be a tour guide?"
We could live in a cute little apartment in the side of a cliff. (Prime real estate!)

The supermarket has everything we'd need!

As you can see, we've got it all figured out. Santorini is magical.
The conversation came up today because (in addition to filling each other in on the latest work drama) we were talking about how Greece's economy isn't doing so hot. We'd move anyways. 
Or we'll keep dreaming at the lunch table.