*This post contains affiliate links, if you click on a link I make a small commission with no charge to you Rome gave me my best and worst experiences during my time in Italy, starting when I boarded the train from Grado and realized I had left my credit card with my boyfriend (who is now my husband). He was …
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This page contains affiliate links. By purchasing from these links you help support this site! The city of Florence is one of those cities I just couldn’t help but love. If you love art, like I do, you will love Florence. It has all the things you could want for main attractions in an art mecca, the Statue of David, …
I spent only one full day in Venice but the city grabs you as soon as you enter her walls. My travels in Italy felt like I was just sampling what it had to offer, one day in Venice, two days in Florence and one whirlwind day in Rome. For a look at a longer Venice itinerary, check out this …
Barcelona is an incredibly beautiful and culturally rich city to visit. Here they speak Catalan, although it is such a melting pot of a city that most people speak English or Spanish. But because Barcelona fought so hard for their rights to be independent and rejoice in Catalonia we felt it was only right to learn some Catalan prior to …
When people think about National Parks we tend to focus on the parks in the United States, but that is very shortsighted. There are national parks in every country around the world. In Canada, there are 37 National Parks and 11 National Park reserves, sometimes called provincial parks. These are all run by Parks Canada and some of the best …
*This post contains affiliate links, if you click on a link in this post and make a purchase you are helping to support this blog. When I started traveling I had no idea what I was doing. I felt like a fish out of water, floundering around trying to figure it all out. I made mistakes, lost money, ate bad …
When people head to Lake Placid and the Adirondack mountains, and particularly the High Peaks region, they are going for the peak bagging. To hike those coveted 46 highest peaks, 36 of which are solely in the High Peaks wilderness. As those high peaks have gotten busier and busier. The entire Adirondack park area boasts nearly 2,000 miles of trail …
Victoria BC is my favorite Canadian city. It is the capital of British Columbia but manages to maintain a cute small city feel with amazing weather, great people and a ton to explore. Vancouver Island has a lot of amazing places to see, but your first stop should always be a couple days in Victoria. These are my recommendations for …