When I visited Lisbon, I learned a lot about taking time for self-reflection. I arrived in the late afternoon and was able to navigate easily to my hostel near the waterfront. The first thing that struck me were the bold…
When I visited Lisbon, I learned a lot about taking time for self-reflection. I arrived in the late afternoon and was able to navigate easily to my hostel near the waterfront. The first thing that struck me were the bold…
Today was my second day in Madrid and it has been amazing so far! I am here with a couple friends. Yesterday, we went to the Prado to see their amazing collection of art. We spent three hours there, it…
The uniforms of the Italian military police (Carabinieri) are designed by Valentino. No related posts.
So today my friend and I decided to go to the beach, Lido di Ostia, near Rome. We looked it up last night and found out that there are ruins near there, so we stopped at them first to check…
So I’ve arrived in Italy! I visited before in 2008, but this time I’ll be staying much longer. In fact, I keep forgetting how long I’m going to be here. I keep thinking, “I wish I’d brought more shorts.” or…
It is so thick and light and delicious! I already knew how great it was for toast from my previous trip in high school and I have yet to find an American equivalent. Last night for dinner I had a…
I’m finally in Kyoto after a long 11 hour flight, 1.5 hour train ride (so expensive!), and a 15 minute walk where I almost ran into a couple people I was looking around so much. Now I have two choices…
Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Japan and I am a little nervous. I’ve never traveled so far all on my own without family, friends, or classmates to keep me company. I hope that I haven’t forgotten anything important…
