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How to Pack a Carry-on for 10 days in Europe (with workout gear!)

Long trip and you need to take only a carry on? Here's some great packing tips and outfit ideas to make it work for you.

Salzburg, Austria: Cycling, Hiking and Gelato

Wind in my hair, sunshine on my face, feet on the pedals….WHAT? Don’t I mean feet on the ground, like running? Well there was that too, but first I have…

Slovenia: Ljubljana and Lake Bled

If you missed Croatia Part 1 and Plitvice Lakes, you gotta start there! It was a stellar part of our trip leading in to the time in Slovenia, which makes…

Secrets to Fully Experiencing Plitvice Lakes and Zagreb, Croatia

If you’re finding this post before my first one with details on everything you need to know about a Croatia vacation, be sure to check it out! I also talk…

19 Croatia Travel Tips Before Your Next Trip

These Croatia travel tips are perfect for anyone heading to this European country. Croatia is a truly stunning country with a beautiful Adriatic coastline, 1244 islands, incredible cities, and breathtaking…

Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice

Grab your coffee and settle in, you’ll find that there are many posts here about Iceland and you won’t want to miss a single one if you are planning a…

Ireland Active Vacation: Hikes, Bikes, and More

Planning an Ireland active vacation is simple - from biking to hiking to even dancing there are tons of options! Here's what you should try.

Rock N Roll Dublin Race Report and Review

May your heart be light and happy, may your smile be big and wide, and may your pockets always have a coin or two inside. – Irish Saying I’ve got…

Israel: Blind Sailing, Krava Maga and Lost in The Right Direction

Welcome to part 2 of the amazing Israel fitness adventures, I enjoyed just one short week ago! If you haven’t read part 1, trust me it’s worth a minute to…

Israel: An Unexpected Active Travelers Dream Vacation

If you’re anything like me (and based on the fact that you read a running blog, you are) then you enjoy a little bit of sweat with your vacation. Maybe…

How to Overcome Travel Fears: A Wanderlusts Guide to Looking Beyond The News

Straightforward and honest, it’s what people have told me they respect and expect here on RTTF. So let’s start there. The world is filled with more places that I want…

Enchanted Prague Walking Tour

Ancient towers with Baroque statues, the click of your heels on the cobblestones, lovely old squares lined with charming facades… welcome to Prague, where strolling the city’s streets are akin…

Iceland Volcano Hike to Fimmvörðuháls: As Awesome as it Sounds

Iceland is made for active travelers. For nature lovers. For those who don’t need big cities, bright lights (Northern Lights being an exception) and taxis. Of course you can enjoy…

Iceland Photo Tour Part One

Last week I poured my driven workaholic heart out to you about the need to remember to LOVE what I’m doing, put people first and stop with the never ending…

Outside Reykjavik: The Sites You Won’t Find in Guidebooks

The Golden Circle is a go-to for most tourists in Reykjavik, and with good reason — the tour features some of the area’s most impressive sights. But if you’ve already…

Driving the Golden Circle: Thingvellir National Park

I’ve already linked this up and committed myself to getting in written…so if you’ve found it today, bear with me as the details continue to roll forth from my brain.…

Driving the Golden Circle and Snowmobiling in Iceland

After a solid night of sleep and another super star buffet breakfast, we started driving the Golden Circle. Some people do this in just one day, but we of course…

Blue Lagoon of Iceland

If  I can make one recommendation for your trip to Iceland, it’s to hit the Blue Lagoon as soon as you exit the plane! After an overnight flight, nothing has…

Race To Kinvara: A Relay Race Through Ireland

When life hands you a four leaf clover, hold on to that bad boy for dear life!! Especially if it happens to be on some of your favorite running gear…

Canal du Midi – Secrets of Le Boat life

Cars, planes, trains, buses, subway, bike, on foot…we literally toured the South of France by every mode of transportation possible! Except for those adorable Vespa’s that filled the narrow streets!…

5 Essential Experiences for the South of France

“Don’t forget to remove the magical France filter when you get home” — statement from one of my travel companions in jest as we all felt every photo seemed to…

Photo Tour – South of France

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but my brain is coming up with so many more than any image could provide…I love that they can capture a moment,…

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Amanda Brooks is a Certified Running Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and long time distance runner with a passion for every facet of running, which leads her to do more reading, research and running than necessary. Find all the tips, tricks and tools you need from this running coach for your best injury free running. Read More…

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