My 2017 Travel Wish list
Happy New Year to you all! Although I had a full time job in the US for most of 2016, I’ve managed to get many trips for both work and […]
Category Archives: Europe
Vacation means desserts.. and weight gain
Sad I’m back from my two week trip to London & Portugal. Getting on the scale today wasn’t fun. Portugal has incredible pastries, including the one pictured here pastel de nata. […]
A quick trip to Biarritz, France
After staying up late and enjoying San Sebastian, we were both running on empty. Needing a little break we booked a hotel in Biarritz, France and took a hour and […]
Hiking through Spanish Basque Country from San Sebastian to Pasajes
After spending eight days volunteering to teach English to Spaniards with Diverbo (more on that later), Ben and I were looking forward to some rest in San Sebastian. Rest isn’t […]
Viewing Modern Art Masterpieces in Madrid for FREE
I’m not one to catalog every tourist attraction, I usually prefer to chronicle off-the-beaten path experiences that every tourist in the world hasn’t done, thus I haven’t posted much from […]
That time we got engaged on the Amalfi Coast
After spending time in Rome and Florence, in late March we rented a car with my mom and drove through Tuscany and later the Amalfi Coast after my mom left […]
Wandering the Countryside in Ronda
After a 14 day non-stop stint of travel through Morocco and Southern Spain with Ben’s parents, we needed a serious break. After a gorgeous 2.5 hour bus ride from Sevilla, […]
The mixed bag that is eating in Italy
For nearly five weeks during March and April my now fiancé and I traveled through Italy. Looking back on the time we spent, we both agree that the wine, gelato, […]
Driving through Chianti
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