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How Oaxaca melted my heart

How Oaxaca melted my heart

I canโ€™t wait to share everything I experienced in the magical, Mexican city of Oaxaca! In recent years, Oaxaca (pronounced wa-HA-ka) has become an โ€œitโ€ destination and its charming colorful houses are regularly features in travel magazines, social media, and blogs. It’s also experiencing a…

Titanic and Roast Chicken – the best day in Belfast

Titanic and Roast Chicken – the best day in Belfast

I’m always really excited to visit a place that I know nothing about.  Belfast, Northern Ireland, is one of those places.  When you look up Belfast and tourism, two things are sure to come up: I can confidently say that Titanic Belfast is arguably the BEST…

Well fed in Edinburgh: A food tour review

Well fed in Edinburgh: A food tour review

You all know how much I love my food tours. My first trip to Scotland was no different. Immediately after I arrived to Scotland, I knew I had to take an Edinburgh food tour. Because really, what do I know about Scottish food? Haggis? Whisky?…

Three Chimneys on Skye: Delicious Tastes of the Land and Sea

Three Chimneys on Skye: Delicious Tastes of the Land and Sea

There are some phenomenal restaurants on the Isle of Skye.  For example, Michelin-starred Lochbay Restaurant is supposed to be wonderful, as is the Kinloch Lodge, located on the Southeast side of Skye.  I didn’t get a chance to eat at either of those restaurants.  But…

My own Jerusalem Syndrome – 36 hours in the Holy City

My own Jerusalem Syndrome – 36 hours in the Holy City

Jerusalem Syndrome is a real thing . Many visitors to Jerusalem experience a sudden religious fervor, following a visit to the Holy City. Jerusalem Syndrome is infact a type of psychosis.ย  Although I was only in Jerusalem for two days and two nights, I came…

Machneyuda: Restaurant Review

Machneyuda: Restaurant Review

I had about 36 hours in Jerusalem, with the first 18 or so hours during the Sabbath (the Jewish day of prayer).ย  So my options for activities and food were limited, to say the least.ย  But, following on advice from The Points Guy, and I…

36 Hours in Warsaw (Episode 2)

36 Hours in Warsaw (Episode 2)

{Continued from Episode 1 of 36 Hours in Warsaw} I’m not ashamed to admit that I slept really early that first night in Warsaw.  Which probably led me to wake up even earlier.  But Sundays in Europe… get started late, if at all.  And even…

36 hours in Warsaw (Episode 1)

36 hours in Warsaw (Episode 1)

From my last post, you’ll know that I have been in Vienna for school.  School is a two week stint in Vienna, and that means there’s a weekend in between … to go somewhere!  (obviously).  I mean, to be fair, this is my 4th trip…

The delightful town of Akureyri

The delightful town of Akureyri

I am currently sitting in the lounge in Copenhagen, after a crazy morning in the Reykjavik KEF airport.  That alone will have to be it’s own post.  Reflecting upon my 10 days in Iceland, I realized how much I loved the North, especially Akureyri.  If…

A cold, yet delicious Akureyri Food Tour

A cold, yet delicious Akureyri Food Tour

After a beautiful first day in Akureyri, horseback riding in the brisk winter air, I was ready for my next adventure! This time, a foodie one. I had only found the Akureyri Food Walk tour days before I left the US.  And I was so…