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?…

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…

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…

In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather…only 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,…

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.  Although I was only in Jerusalem for two days and two nights, I came…

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

{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…

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…

Although, I can’t remember the first time I read about or saw one of these, I see then all the time now.  Since I do frequent Europe, I wondered why I had never seen it before.  But every so often, walking around Austria or Germany,…

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…