I’ve never been to a Muslim country let alone talked to a Muslim person in my life. Stepping off the airport bus into the square Fna, one of the largest and most antique in the Arab world, is like stepping into the ocean during a… Read More »Souk it Up
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
This year I decided to finally pursue one of my goals and travel to Italy during Christmas break. I went from December 24th until January 8th; I spent 5 nights in Rome, 5 nights in Florence, 2 nights in Venice, 2 nights in Verona and 1… Read More »Christmas in Rome
On Saturday I went to the UK for a day, but not the UK everybody is probably thinking of. Located on the southern most tip of the Iberian Peninsula, just south of Andalusia, about an hour 40 from me, lies the British Overseas territory known as Gibraltar.… Read More »UK for the Day
If Lisbon is a hidden gem, Porto is its forgotten brother. Some people may have heard of it because of port wine; but most haven’t. Out of every city I’ve visited Porto is one of my favorites. It’s located in northern Portugal on the Duoro River,… Read More »A Place I’d Never Be Able to Drive Stick, Porto!
This year, I decided to spend my birthday in Portugal with Christine. She went to Madrid to get her ESL certification and teach for the year. I would have loved to have been home and spend the weekend with my friends and sister in Montauk,… Read More »Birthday In Lisbon