Street art of Yogyakarta
After leaving Northern Sumatra, we’ve spent the past three days relaxing in Yogyakarta, the self proclaimed soul of Java. While Indonesian cities aren’t the most alluring, Jogja has a little […]
Category Archives: Travel
Finding Words for Tokyo
“Eyes mark the shape of the city.”- Haruki Marukami If I had to state only one word about Tokyo it would be contradiction. In reality, there is no way to […]
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 […]
Sunrise near the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
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, […]
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