Category: Europe
What To Do with 24 Hours in London
A father and son squeeze 24 hours in London into one perfect day: breakfast in Paddington, the parks, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, and Grease on the West End.
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An Unexpected Hello from Clifden, Ireland
At about 2pm on Monday, May 11, nearing the end of five months of travel, I had already had quite a long day. I had just finished hiking Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park, about two hours from Galway, and my feet were almost as tired as my will…
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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...
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A Stranger Roadtrippen’ in a Strange Land —
How I Learned to Road Trip Abroad
Friends often call me a NASA-TV nerd. I watch transfixed by late night filler video of an earth...
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Constantinople, not Istanbul
Today’s Istanbul is a vibrant and modern city built on top an ancient past. What’s the...
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Magical Mayo and Must-See Sights in Ireland
My love affair with the west of Ireland began some years ago when I attended a family reunion. It...
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A Hidden Concert
in a Berlin Warehouse
It is a chilly Sunday evening in Berlin. Late October and the trees have shaken off their leaves....
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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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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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Finding the Bogs Outside of Riga Latvia
It’s not often that there are more highlights outside of a small country’s capital...
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Gaudi’s Barcelona
At the end of the 19th century Barcelona became well known for the Catalan Modernisme movement,...
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A romantic trip in Kandersteg, Switzerland:
three of the best things to add to your itinerary
Most people think of Zurich when they travel to Switzerland. However, while my husband and I love...
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