To kick off 2016, Joel & I were hired to capture a wedding in Phoenix, Arizona. To save money on our trip, we searched the Phoenix Groupon to find an affordable hotel… and we were pleasantly surprised. Within a few minutes, we were able to book 3 nights at Hotel 502 in Phoenix (which happened…
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Our European Trip – Behind the scenes video
During our trip to Europe, we didn’t just take pictures, we also shot video! Check out our behind-the-scenes montage video from the trip set to Variety Lab’s “London In The Rain”!
Our European Trip: Rome Tips
If you plan to visit Rome, Italy, here are 12 tips to help streamline your trip! Special requests when ordering at a restaurant Italians usually take things as listed on the menu and you don’t want to be the annoying foreigner who asks for special items. However, they are becoming more accustomed to vegans and…
Our European Trip: All Roads Lead To Rome (Day 3)
It was finally time to bring our Groupon Getaways European vacation to an end. After waking up at the crack of dawn, we carpooled with our vacation buddies one more time and made our way to the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. As we waited for our flight back to JFK Airport in New York City, we…
Our European Trip: All Roads Lead To Rome (Day 1)
After a pre-dawn carpool, we arrived via taxi to Charles de Gaulle Airport for our flight to Italy. We were finally on our way to my “other” hometown! Being that I am from Rome, Georgia and we drove through Rome, New York on our way to JFK, it was only right that we wrap up our…
Our European Trip: Paris, City of Lights (Day 1)
After spending 2 smashing days in London, it was time to make our way to Paris. Before we left the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, we devoured another authentic British fry-up… and it took everything in our power to actually make our way to the train station (SO delicious)! As we were enjoying our meal, I noticed…
Our European Trip: London Calling (Day 2)
On our second day in London, I was catching up on sleep (since I didn’t sleep on the plane and we went straight from Heathrow to exploring the city). However, Joel was well-rested and decided to go downstairs for breakfast. As I had dreams of royal processions and Beatles songs dancing through my head, Joel…
Our European Trip: London Calling (Day 1)
After wheels-up at JFK Airport, we spent the next 7 hours en route to London’s Heathrow Airport. During the flight, I was able to capture some shots of the sun rising ahead of us (I can’t sleep on planes), as well as Ireland & Wales. Although you can’t tell from the pictures, Ireland actually looked…
How we pack for our trips
Prior to packing up the car to start our road trip to JFK Airport from Atlanta, we first had to pack our luggage! Even though I own a rolling suitcase, I have only used it on one trip – a Greyhound bus trip where I was able to fit a week’s worth of clothes for…
How we book our trips
So, how exactly DO we purchase our Groupon Getaway experiences? I’m glad you asked. As I mentioned, we receive emails from Groupon a few times a week. Once I saw a trip that caught my eye (I always wanted to go to Rome, Italy; Joel always wanted to go to Tokyo, Japan), I logged into…
Groupon The Globe 