Greek food is amazing. My mom and I spent two weeks exploring the Culinary Wonders of Greece. A gastronomic journey and a archaeological one combined! Other than the not so great restaurant in my hometown, aptly name Greek Town, I don’t think I ever had good Greek… Read More »Exploring the Culinary Wonders of Greece: A Gastronomic Journey
Greece was at the top of my list of countries to visit in Europe. I love history, archeology, old stuff, and obviously architecture. Greece has it all and because we were going in winter, we were not going for its beaches. Our goal was to… Read More »An Endless Journey Through Time and Monuments
The monasteries of Meteora are in Meteora. Meteora is the name of a rock formation in central Greece about 350km (220 miles) or around a 4-hour drive from Athens and is famous for its monasteries perched atop immense stone pillars. The Monasteries Today, there are… Read More »The Monasteries of Meteora
Coming from sunny Andalusia where summer was in full swing and because it was July, I imagined the rest of Europe to be in summer. I was wrong, I wasn’t prepared for the weather in the Baltics and felt it as soon as I arrived.… Read More »Busing Through the Baltics
With a 6 hour layover in Copenhagen and an easy train ride into the city I decided to go see it. I stored my luggage in a container and set off to explore with the limited time that I had. The first thing that struck… Read More »A Quick Walk Around an Alien World (Copenhagen)
Two weekends ago we had a three day weekend so I was finally able to go to a place I’ve wanted to go for a while, the Algarve region of Portugal. The algarve region is the southernmost region in Portugal and is known for its beautiful… Read More »The Algarve Region of Portugal
My last stop during my Christmas trip was to the city of Bergamo. Bergamo is a enchantingly small, unique city located less than an hour away from Milan. It is a tale of two cities with Citta Bassa, the busy modern lower city and Citta… Read More »Bergamo: A City You Haven’t Heard of, But Should Visit
Verona is a city in northern Italy’s Veneto region famous for being the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” It’s home to a 14th-century house said to have “Juliet’s balcony,” even though the building’s connection to the play is fictional. The balcony was added after… Read More »Couchsurfing in Verona
Anybody who has been to Venice or has heard of Venice knows how beautiful it is-it is the city without cars and is made up of a crisscrossed interconnected network of canals and pedestrian paths. It’s claustrophobic to an extent, until you reach an opening… Read More »The Labyrinth City: Venice
I spent five nights in Florence, like Rome I wanted to be able to take my time and see everything; experience the city without rushing and enjoy my time walking through it. Within those five nights I slept in three different places; my first night I… Read More »Florence for the New Year