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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…

My thought provoking trip to Palestine

My thought provoking trip to Palestine

I have been back in the US for three weeks now.  And of course, I find myself thinking about my trip. Both in a micro way (i.e. things I don’t need or use when traveling) and a macro way. I have been thinking a lot…

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…

Isle of Skye – where the fairies live

Isle of Skye – where the fairies live

Iceland has its trolls, Northern Ireland its giants, and the Isle of Skye has its fairies. 1. Fairy Glens On my last day at the Spoons, after check out, I ventured out to the Fairy Glens, which is near the town of Uig.  It was…

A very cold visit to Skye

A very cold visit to Skye

In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weatherโ€ฆonly the wrong clothes. Billy Connolly, Scottish actor and comedian. I must be the luckiest gal alive to be in Europe during the freak “Beast from the East” winter storm.  Snow in Edinburgh crippling the whole city,…

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…