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Prague in a Weekend

December 11, 2022 1 Comment

Visiting Prague has been a dream of mine since I first arrived to Spain, prepandemic in 2019. On a weekend trip to Berlin last spring, my friend and I finally booked a spur of the moment flight to Prague. A difference of around €150 helped make the decision to visit the first weekend in December as opposed to another weekend. Long ago talk of one day visiting Prague was finally coming to fruition. It didn’t hurt that by the first weekend in December, Prague’s famed Christmas markets would be up and running. There is a reason Prague’s Christmas markets are […]

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Weekend Away in Sofia, Bulgaria

December 28, 2021 1 Comment

Before another spike in COVID numbers I was lucky enough to book and visit a few countries in eastern Europe. Some places I visited just for a weekend, others for a longer puente, or bridge, long weekend. First up was Sofia, Bulgaria. This compact Eastern European city is the perfect size for a weekend getaway. A Friday night flight got my friends and I in around 11pm, which was still enough time to grab some snack foods from a small convenience shop. Stocked up with local wine, chips and crackers, we were happy to get back to our warm apartment […]

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Portugal

September 9, 2021 4 Comments

It’s been a tough few years for travel. Having said that, I have managed to squeeze in some pretty incredible trips using Barcelona as my launching point. While I have found a will and a way to travel, I have been less enthused to write about it. My latest trip home to Massachusetts has given me the spark I needed to share my summer jaunts with you all. First let’s talk Portugal. Portugal has been on my list of places to see for quite some time. At one point last summer I almost got there when I took a trip […]

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Morocco: Chefchaouen

February 27, 2021 3 Comments

It’s been almost a year since my travels to Morocco so it feels fitting to finally get around to writing about one of my favorite stops, Chefchaouen. The blue city. One of the most amazing places to wander around and get lost. The million of instagram photos and influencer stories did not lie. Postcard perfect, nooks and crannies practically begging passers by to pause for a photo, I fell in love with this little city one winding alley way to the next. Our short stay in Chefchaouen felt magical. While much of the small city is painted in a traditional […]

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Morocco: Fes

July 7, 2020 2 Comments

Fes, a city I have wanted to see and experience for a long time. Long before Rory, from Gilmore Girls, mentioned the famous Moroccan city, I had an itch to experience Morocco. Now, living in Spain it is a quick jaunt to get there, so when my friend asked if I would be interested in traveling to Morocco for our February vacation it was an easy YES! We decided to spend 5 days of our school vacation visiting three different cities, the first being Fes. In order to do each place justice I have decided to write a post for […]

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Just a Train Ride Away: Girona

June 29, 2020 1 Comment

Up until this past weekend there have not been any weekends away in quite a while. And while borders are slowly beginning to open again, I won’t be traveling to the far flung places I had envisioned for myself when I moved to Europe. This strange time we are living in has altered, at least for the time being, travel and all that it entails. While I long for a weekend trip to places far and wide I am just going to have to practice some patience and exercise caution as I stay closer to home. This summer I will […]

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Quarantined Journey From Spain

April 12, 2020 5 Comments

Journeys. Great. This should be easy. I love to write about journeys. I’ve written many blog posts about places I’ve been and the things I’ve seen while traveling. But ironically, these last few weeks stuck alone at home with nothing but my own spiraling thoughts and endless hours of being alone; this is this journey that has been the most taxing and life altering, this journey into isolation. Never in a million years would I have predicted this, nor do I think anyone else could have. Looking back to the not so distant past thinking about how excited I was […]

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Budapest Long Weekend Getaway

March 8, 2020 1 Comment

I am a bit behind in posting about my time in Budapest. I went for a long weekend in November for our school’s Thanksgiving break. The driving force behind the choice of Budapest were, as I am sure no one will be surprised if you’ve read my last post, the Christmas Markets. When I saw we had a few days off for Thanksgiving I immediately started searching for places in Europe that would have their Christmas Markets up and running. The choices were limited, but I was thrilled to see Budapest was on that short list. It was a place […]

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Christmas Markets

January 6, 2020 No Comments

Twinkling lights, steaming mugs of gluhwein and rows upon rows of little wood shingled sheds. It’s Christmas market season. Now the location of said Christmas market could be just about anywhere. After spending some time this season in a few countries, checking out my share of markets, I found they had a distinct look and vibe. Of course each has its own flair and unique touches that sets it apart from the others, but the magical Christmasy feel engulfs them all. I’ve always liked Christmas, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I started to really love Christmas. […]

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Fiesta Time

October 31, 2019 1 Comment

I wrote this post earlier this month before the protests and demonstrations began. By the time I was ready to post it, it didn’t feel right to put up a post about celebrations when we had a day off school because we weren’t sure if busses would be able to make it to school. It felt a bit disrespectful to post about parties and celebrations when there was so much unrest. There are still protests and demonstrations but as things have begun to calm down a bit and it is in fact another holiday, Halloween, I think it’s safe to […]