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Get Out Of Town Do you want to go on vacation, but feel too overwhelmed to plan? Get Out Of Town personal travel consultations can help with any aspect of travel. But I like it.

Wanderlust - (noun) a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel. My wanderlust started at 12 when I visited the Philippines. Now that I am an adult, with a teaching job that boasts summers off, I make it a priority. Most of my adventures thus far have been in Europe. However, each day a few more places get added to my ever-expanding list of must-sees. I want everyone to have the opportunity to

see the world.I'm so lucky to have the adventurous, travel-loving husband that I do. Traveling with a loved one is an amazing bonding experience. Matt's knowledge of history and art means that I have my own personal museum guide! Together, we keep a travel blog found here. In this picture, we are in Rome during our first big trip in Europe. We spent a month traveling through Italy, France, and Spain. Even though I had traveled at a younger age, and even though Matt and I had already visited Hawaii together, this trip was different. It required planning and research that at times felt overwhelming. I remember getting completely stuck on my transportation options through southern France. I couldn't find any good train routes and I didn't know what to do. So, I booked a session with a travel consultant. As soon as I explained my predicament, the consultant looked at me and said, "Why don't you just rent a car?"

BOOM! Why had I never thought of this? I could just rent a car! We spent the rest of the hour working out a few other details, and I left feeling calm and confident with our plans. There is something scary about planning a trip. You don't want to make mistakes because you want to get the most bang for your buck in your limited time. And I felt that pressure. I still feel that pressure when I'm planning my trips. I spend hours researching, weighing my options, and organizing my plans. And I realized that there are two kinds of people. People who like planning and people who don't. As someone who likes planning, I myself have hired a total of three consultants at different times when I have felt stuck. Once when I wanted affirmation of my transportation choices in Switzerland, and one to help me pack a perfect travel wardrobe into a backpack. She went shopping with me, and we accomplished more in one afternoon that I would have accomplished in months. Each time I worked with someone, I learned new tricks and had new insights. The more I started to travel, the more I started to talk about travel and research about travel. In fact, my podcasts on my phone are mostly travel podcasts, which is a little embarrassing. I started giving advice to friends and coworkers, and even strangers! I even made a couple of people entire itineraries! I soon realized that people like me, who like planning by themselves need great, easy to access resources and advice from someone they trust. That's why I write Travel Tips each week. I also realized that many people hate planning, are too busy to plan, or feel stuck like I sometimes do. This is why I started consulting. Meeting with people one-on-one, for me, is the most fulfilling way to help clients. So, why do I obsess about travel so much? Well, there are many reasons. Here are just a few...

THE FOOD. MY GOD, THE FOOD. As a food lover, one of the best aspects of travel is trying new regional foods. Every meal is a special experience! That is why I shamelessly take pictures of every plate...

BEAUTY
When I'm trying to decide where to go, I look at tons of pictures. The more beautiful a place is, the higher it gets on my list. ADVENTURE
Travel brings out the adventurous in all of us. New opportunities will arrive, and I suggest saying "yes" as often as you can. You will love letting go, and the memories will stay with you forever!

-Jessica Stegner

When in Scottsdale…rydablestours
10/22/2024

When in Scottsdale…
rydablestours

Slovakia is known for having many caves. We visited this one in central Slovakia called Cave of Liberty, and it was abso...
07/13/2024

Slovakia is known for having many caves. We visited this one in central Slovakia called Cave of Liberty, and it was absolutely amazing. We took an hour long tour, but couldn’t understand any of it because it was in Slovak only, but we enjoyed it just the same.

I’m so glad we are able to share these amazing experiences with our daughter. On this trip we visited and mine and a cave, and she was able to understand and tell me how they are different, with one being man made and the other natural. We learned that in order for one square millimeter of a stalactite to form takes 5-15 years. And some that we saw were longer and wider than our bodies!

Nothing compares to learning these things in person, while bundled up in the cold, walking up and down hundreds of steps and paths that explorers carved so that we could enjoy the wonder that they discovered.

This is not the Swiss Alps. This is the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. To get to hike on this top ridge, we had to take 2 ...
07/08/2024

This is not the Swiss Alps.
This is the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia.

To get to hike on this top ridge, we had to take 2 chairlifts and a cable car. It was incredibly windy, but so majestic and amazing. 🤩

This was our first day in the Tatras Mountains in Slovakia. We stayed in a little mountain resort town by a lake called ...
07/07/2024

This was our first day in the Tatras Mountains in Slovakia. We stayed in a little mountain resort town by a lake called Strbse Pleso.

There are lots of cable car and chair lift options to get up in the mountains in these ski towns. On our first day, we opted for the one we could walk to. It was amazingly beautiful and green.

My favorite thing about hiking in Europe is that there are almost always restaurants, so you can hike and enjoy a nice sit down meal with a view.

There were also tons of attractions at the base of the chairlift, including the Tatras Tower, which is a very high tower that you can walk up. There is a glass flooring and a net that you can stand on.

There were also kid attractions that Amelia enjoyed. She drove a little 4-wheeler and a boat. She also jumped on a trampoline for quite a while. I don’t know how she has the energy to walk up that tower after that!

That. Is. All. Salt. Yes, the chandeliers, the floor, the ceiling, the walls, the alters, the carvings are all salt and ...
07/06/2024

That. Is. All. Salt.

Yes, the chandeliers, the floor, the ceiling, the walls, the alters, the carvings are all salt and way below the ground.

We visited the Wieliczka Salt Mine outside of Krakow. We started by descending down 54 flights of stairs. But we continued to go deeper. We went 130 meters deep.

We would walk through these long corridors that would open up to giant chambers, including this cathedral. The cathedral alone took 70 years to make.

Some chambers had large briny pools of water. Others had displays that would explain the history. The guided tour (you can only visit via guided tour) took 3 hours. The entire thing was 🤯. Even the crazy tiny elevator the rushed us back up to the surface.

I’ll share more pics in my Stories.

We could have spent hours at this one statue on Kraków’s Old Town Square.
07/05/2024

We could have spent hours at this one statue on Kraków’s Old Town Square.

Krakow’s Wawel Castle. 🏰 There is a very confusing ticket system. Instead of just buying one ticket for everything, you...
07/05/2024

Krakow’s Wawel Castle. 🏰

There is a very confusing ticket system. Instead of just buying one ticket for everything, you have to choose which parts you want to see and buy separate tickets, and follow the time stamps they give you. We chose 1/2 of the castle interior, the treasury, armory, and dragon’s lair. The dragon’s lair was my favorite of these.

The cathedral, also inside the castle walls, requires a separate ticket purchased at a separate ticket office just to add to the confusion. But it was the highlight for me. It’s very beautiful inside, and includes a trip up to the bells in the tower and an enormous cript.

Wroclaw Cathedral Island is gorgeous and so peaceful.
07/03/2024

Wroclaw Cathedral Island is gorgeous and so peaceful.

It was 90 degrees when we visited Wrocław’s giant park with a Japanese Garden and Multimedia Fountain. It is really beau...
07/03/2024

It was 90 degrees when we visited Wrocław’s giant park with a Japanese Garden and Multimedia Fountain. It is really beautiful, but we had to constantly hide in the shade! 🥵 Heat wave!

Wow! Wroclaw is incredibly beautiful! We spent the whole day in the town square and surrounding area. We shopped the ma...
07/01/2024

Wow! Wroclaw is incredibly beautiful!

We spent the whole day in the town square and surrounding area. We shopped the markets, walked the Bridge of Pennants, found probably 20 dwarf statues, learned how to make lollipops, ate peirogis, and took a ton of pictures. We couldn’t stop admiring the beauty everywhere.

Some travel days are just hard. After a long day of train travel, including a missed train connection and lots of runnin...
06/29/2024

Some travel days are just hard.

After a long day of train travel, including a missed train connection and lots of running, we arrived at our hotel to find the ac not working in 85 degree weather.

We were hungry, tired, and hot.

So what did we do? We got a refund and booked one of the last rooms in one of the only hotels that wasn’t fully booked at in the city. But it turned out to be only two blocks away, way fancier, and double the cost of our other hotel. And ordered room service for dinner while lounging in the whirlpool bath. Sometimes the extra $$$ is worth it. We are just enjoying the luxury.

Lüneburg is one of my favorite day trips from Hamburg. It’s got such a beautiful old town.
06/27/2024

Lüneburg is one of my favorite day trips from Hamburg. It’s got such a beautiful old town.

Planten und Blumen is a huge beautiful park with botanical gardens, a nightly fountain show in the summer, and an amazin...
06/26/2024

Planten und Blumen is a huge beautiful park with botanical gardens, a nightly fountain show in the summer, and an amazing playground. 🌹🪻🌸

Today we spent the day here and then went on a steamboat tour through the canals. ⚓️😍

These kids had a blast at the learning all about (and tasting lots of) chocolate! 🍫
06/25/2024

These kids had a blast at the learning all about (and tasting lots of) chocolate! 🍫

Another great day in Hamburg. Today we met up with some friends in Speicherstadt district to see the cool canals and Min...
06/24/2024

Another great day in Hamburg. Today we met up with some friends in Speicherstadt district to see the cool canals and Miniature Wonderland! 😍😍😍

I’ve spent a lot of time in Hamburg over the years, including a whole summer. But this is my first time bringing Amelia ...
06/23/2024

I’ve spent a lot of time in Hamburg over the years, including a whole summer. But this is my first time bringing Amelia (not including when I was pregnant with her).
She is loving it! Last night I asked her what her favorite part of the day was and she said, “All of it!” So that’s a good start to our week here.

When it’s tulip season… 🌷🌷🌷
04/16/2024

When it’s tulip season… 🌷🌷🌷

Meow Wolf Omega Mart is a totally bonkers experience. First you go into a bizarro world grocery store where everything i...
04/14/2024

Meow Wolf Omega Mart is a totally bonkers experience.

First you go into a bizarro world grocery store where everything is ironic. Then you find a secret portal into another dimension, which is a huge maze full of artistic rooms. There is a lot to see and do. What a blast!

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