My Honest Beis Review After Owning 5 of Their Bags for 4 Years
My Béis review starts where a lot of good luggage decisions do: a flight with carry-on only tickets and a suitcase that didn’t quite fit the overhead bin. Back in…
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We believe travel is anything from a new hike next door or a luxury dining experience across the world. We share detailed travel itineraries and travel guides so good that all you need to do is book the ticket.
Whimsy Soul is a California-based blog so we specialize in California travel, Oregon travel and Washington Travel, but we cover all of the United States and abroad to Canada travel, Europe travel, South America and more.
13 Cool Lake Tahoe Airbnbs With Hot Tubs Lake Views and Cozy A Frames
One of my favorite things to do in the winter is drive up to Lake Tahoe, rent a cozy cabin Airbnb with a fireplace and hot tub, and fully enter…
20 Best Places To Visit In The US In July (Beaches, Mountains, & Fireworks)
There’s something about summer in USA that feels straight out of a childhood memory. Watermelon dripping down your wrist, jumping off a hot dock into a cold lake. Fireworks going…
22 Coolest Airbnbs in the US Worth Traveling For
I spend a lot of time tracking down memorable places to stay across the United States. As a professional travel writer, that’s taken me all over the country and into…
17 Best Wineries In Sonoma County Worth Your Time (A Local’s Guide)
If you’re planning Sonoma wine tasting and feeling overwhelmed, you’re not doing it wrong. Sonoma County is massive, packed with more than 400 wineries, and everyone has an opinion. You…
Where To Stay In Tokyo For First Timers With 25 Cool Hotels In The Best Neighborhoods
Planning my first trip to Tokyo felt genuinely overwhelming. This is a city with roughly the same population as the entire state of California, packed into one metro area. Every…
Nara Day Trip From Kyoto or Osaka With Calm Deer Spots Most People Miss
Robin and I did a Nara day as a day trip from Kyoto, and I’m just going to say it: the deer are the main event. I went fully expecting…
19 Real Places In Japan That Inspired Pokémon Cities, Regions, And Legends
As a 90’s kid, Pokémon holds a special place in my heart. I got my first Gameboy Yellow when I was 9 and my only memories from that summer were…
11 Cool Kyoto Airbnbs That Make You Feel Like You’re Living in Kyoto
Kyoto is exactly what you picture when you think about Japan. Geishas roaming the streets, historic pagodas popping up above the skyline, tiny narrow lanes that make you slow down,…
5 Day Kyoto Itinerary That Actually Works for a First Time Trip
I had a feeling Kyoto would be the city I connected with most on our Japan trip, and that instinct ended up being right. We visited Kyoto in November 2025,…
9 Coolest Tokyo Airbnbs I Stayed In After Traveling Japan for 3 Weeks
I just got back from three weeks in Japan and one thing became very clear fast. There’s some seriously cool Tokyo Airbnbs if you know where to look. Tokyo hotels…