Category: Europe
Borjomi vs. Atlanta: A Tale of Two Georgias
August 8, 2022: People ask me here sometimes, as they often do of foreigners everywhere, where...
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Bucharest: What a difference a decade makes!
My first trip to Bucharest, twenty years after the end of Communism, and I'm among few...
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Finding Warmth when Amalfi is Cold
My thick sweater and blue jeans reflected the London winter I left several hours before. Amalfi’s...
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A Few Solo Female Travel Tips
Since I was little, I dreamed of seeing the world. I grew up Googling pictures of ancient sites,...
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The Sixth Village of the Cinque Terra
The ferry boat glided out of the harbor of La Spezia beginning my journey to the famous 5 villages...
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Minsk, Belarus: Different, Beautiful,
and a Little Bit Soviet
Curious to see what life was like under Communism — but not by way of an artificially...
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Toledo: The World’s Finest Swords
It was a sunny yet cold morning in the ancient town of Toledo, Spain. I could feel the tourists’...
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Walking Montepulciano
“Hear, all ye drinkers! Give ear, and give faith, to our edict divine –...
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Sparkling Caves and Baby Dragons in Slovenia
Postojna Caves and Baby Dragons in Slovenia My underground journey began with an open-air train...
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Driving the White Villages of Andalucia
Andalucia and its White Villages Driving the White Villages of Southern Spain Driving in a foreign...
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Street Animals of the Caucasus
Why are They So Friendly in the Caucasus? Expat life, in many respects, is often a tale of two...
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Tartu, Estonia, and Christmas
Christmas in Estonia Tartu, Estonia, is the First Country to Use a Christmas Tree Snow falling,...
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