Postcards from Paris, No. 1: Caught in a Daze on the Champs-Élysées

It was a random Sunday in July when my traveling companion and I decided to write down a number of countries we might want to visit in the next year or so on little scraps of paper. We proceeded to toss said scraps of paper, maybe a couple dozen, into a Red Wings beanie. We then shook them all up and fished out three just to see what we’d get. We told ourselves beforehand that none of this was binding, but then gave each other simultaneous side-eye glances after saying so, as if to indicate that maybe we kinda wanted it to be, that perhaps maybe it was.

EuropeLogan T. HansenApril 26, 2026travel, travel guide, travel advice, travel diary, travelogue, travel inspiration, travelspiration, travel blogging, travel blog, travel recommendations, travel reviews, travel tips, travel ideas, travel abroad, travel bucket list, Paris, France, Europe, Air France, La Madeleine, Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, 8th Arrondissement, Nespresso, Detroit Red Wings, Ireland, England, Eurotrip, Euro trip, Canada, Banff, Egypt, Montenegro, Scotland, Wales, Jean Girard, Ricky Bobby, Charles de Daulle, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Hôtel Chavanel, crepes, really thin pancakes, Moulin Rouge, Palais Garnier, Palais Garnier Opera House, Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Boulevard Haussmann, Eiffel Tower, Midi 12, crêperie, Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Square d'Estienne d'Orves, Nepita Restaurant, Hôtel Florida Paris, Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Obelisk of Luxor, Place Louis XV, Harmony Square, Seine River, French Revolution, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, execution, public execution, Magnificent Mile, Louis Philippe, Bordeaux, Marseilles, 2024 Paris Olympics, Brasserie Flottes, Jardin des Tuileries, Mont-St Michel, charcuterie, Tuileries Palace, Western Europe, Mediterranean food, French cuisine, French food, French dining, ChatGPT, mid-century modern, Church of the Holy Trinity, Rue de Lafayette, galette, romantic getaway, couples travel, romantic retreatComment

Who's Up for the Penis Museum? The Strangest/Coolest/Most Memorable Museums I've Ever Visited

Let’s face facts: museums can be boring. Of the tens of thousands of museums the world over, they’re not all gonna be winners, okay? Somebody has to come in last; that’s just the reality. But we’re not here to talk about boring museums. No, no, no. We are here to talk about some of the most interesting museums I’ve stumbled upon in my travels over the years, the ones that burrowed their way into my brain and remained there long after I’d visited — and that I’d happily pay a return trip to.

General TravelLogan T. HansenFebruary 16, 2026travel, travel inspiration, travelspiration, travel guide, travel advice, travel oddities, travel recommendations, travel reviews, travel blog, travel tips, travel ideas, travel itinerary, travel planning, travel diary, travel lists, travel bucket list, museum, history, Iceland, Sprinkle Pool, Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Candy Land, Lord Licorice, Gramma Nutt, Sprink-L Train, Las Vegas, Neon Boneyard, Neon Museum, Sin City, Windy City, Plaza Hotel & Casino, Fremont Street, Fremont Street Experience, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway House, Key West, Florida, Florida Keys, French Colonial, Green Hills of Africa, For Whom the Bell Tolls, To Have and Have Not, Americana, Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Hemingway's cats, Michigan Central, Michigan Central Station, Diana Ross, Jack White, Big Sean, Eminem, Slim Shady, Detroit, Motor City, Motown, Michigan, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Central Railroad, Icelandic Phallological Museum, penis museum, phallology, Sigurður Hjartarson, Reykjavik, whaling station, architecture, Corktown, Las Vegas StripComment

Getting Hostel in the City: All (or Most) of What You Need to Know About Freehand Hotels

Finding accommodations in the heart of a major American city is generally going to be a pricey affair. If you want to stay right downtown where all the action is, that’s usually going to come with a heftier price tag. That makes perfect sense, of course, but what if there was a way to get around the higher cost without sacrificing location or comfort? Freehand Hotels are by no means a magical remedy to this conundrum, but they do offer a digestible solution.

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