After a week of Euro-tripping with my family across Belgium and the Netherlands, JC & I flew the 2 hours from Amsterdam to Helsinki to meet up with my best friend who was in town from the US for a conference in Tallin, Estonia. We were a bit worried because a friend had told us […]
Continue ReadingHow to Spend a Weekend in Prague | What to Do & Where to Eat
JC and I went to Prague in August for a quick summer weekend getaway. We decided to do a city escape rather than a seaside trip, as we had just gone on a beach vacation in July to Croatia. It wasn’t too hot (it even rained one day), around 24 celsius during the day and […]
Continue ReadingHow to Spend a Perfect 24 Hours in Barcelona | Spain
Last weekend, I surprised JC for his 31st birthday with a trip to Barcelona. I had successfully kept this surprise to myself for three months, which was no easy feat. He actually didn’t know where we were going until we got in line to board the plane. We landed very late on Friday, which gave […]
Continue ReadingSkiing in Courmayeur, Italy | Best Weekend Trips from Milan
A little over two hours driving northwest of Milan is the picturesque ski village of Courmayeur. Such a short car ride makes it one of the best weekend trips from Milan in the winter. It is perfectly situated at the foot of Monte Bianco on the Italian side with close proximity to both France and […]
Continue ReadingBest Places to Eat in Sicily | Catania, Taormina and Siracusa
JC and I have never had an issue eating well in Italy, whether on tortelloni con crema in Bologna, or bacio gelato in Milano, we cannot get enough of all the mouth watering delicacies the country has to offer, as well as the rituals observed around the Italian’s favorite pastime: eating and drinking. Sicily is […]
Continue ReadingExperiencing Mount Etna | Catania, Sicily | Everything you Need to Know
JC and I have definitely enjoyed some of our more adventure-packed trips as of late (e.g. hiking Machu Pichu, el Caminito del Rey in Málaga), so when traveling to Catania in March, we knew we had to make a trip to the still active volcano, Mount Etna. Read below to learn more about our tour […]
Continue ReadingTraveling to Tabarca Island | Best Day Trips from Alicante, Spain
For our weekend trip to Alicante in March, I looked for how we could make the most of our time by incorporating some day trips. On Saturday, we balanced our time between seeing the city of Alicante as well as taking a day-trip to Villajoyosa. Looking for something to do on Sunday, I came across […]
Continue ReadingAlicante in a Weekend | What to See & Do
This year we were gifted with a last-minute surprise gift in Berlin: International Women’s Day. It was the first year Berlin granted a public holiday on March 8th. Lucky for us, it fell on a Friday. We were without haste in scouring Google Flights and Skyscanner and came across a flight for 74 EUR to […]
Continue ReadingPalma de Mallorca in Winter | Everything to See & Do
In October, when we spotted round-trip flights in February from icy Berlin to sunny Palma de Mallorca, an island in Catalonia, for 25 EUR, we didn’t have to think so hard before hitting the ‘purchase’ button. Crouched over my laptop in our apartment in Berlin, I recalled last year’s February in Berlin……..dark at 4 pm….. […]
Continue ReadingTrain to Sóller | Best Things to Do in Mallorca
The best way to get around Mallorca is probably with a car. However, I had yet to order my International Driver’s license from the United States. And JC’s time in Europe being able to drive with his Peruvian license had sadly come to an end. So we were stuck carless on the island. While we […]
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