Madrid has an undeserved bad reputation. Everyone says Barcelona is soooo much better: more nightlife, more crap to do, blah blah blah. But I like Madrid! Between the amazing museums (you can see Guernica here, Picasso’s masterpiece), the lovey parks and royal grounds, and the HAM-Madrid’s a pretty awesome capital city. What made it especially … Continue reading
The first Thanksgiving that I wasn’t with my family was in 2009. Instead of my grandparent’s house, I was in France with a girl I had met in Italy who invited me to stay with her family and get to know her city. Now I love my family, but exploring Lyon and eating with Manon … Continue reading
The 25 de Abril Bridge, or The 25th of April Bridge, is one of the largest suspension bridges in the world, and is compared often to The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. In fact, a lot of Lisbon is compared to San Fran-apparently the hilly city, filled with fresh seafood and old trolleys, is … Continue reading
Assuming that the rest of you are as obsessed with my hopes and dreams as I am, I think it’s high time I publish my bucket list in full. Do Visit the 12 Major Regions of the World North America (CHECK!) Latin America (CHECK!) Europe (CHECK!) North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East Central Asia Siberia … Continue reading
Anyone will tell you that Barcelona is the coolest city ever. Funky Gaudi architecture everywhere, amazing nightlife, tapas galore: it’s one of my favorite places. This photo was taken in Parc Guell, a failed housing project that’s now a kick ass garden complex. There are mosaics everywhere, a huge bench shaped like a sea serpent with a … Continue reading
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I’ll fight you over it. Raleigh is a super cool city with friendly people, solid museums, and a rockin night life. But now that apparently we’re in the midst of an economic recession and kids are getting their expensive college degrees just to end up bartending, I … Continue reading
After Florence, we traveled to Lucca because a guy we met in Rome told us he loved it there. We didn’t really see why. It’s a charming walled city with plenty of cheap Chianti and tandem bicycles to rent. That was cute. But there just isn’t much to it, so after a day we moved on … Continue reading
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