I’ve done a lot of the quintessential experiences in Italy — gawked at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, hiked the cliffs of Capri, ate myself into a coma in Emilia-Romagna’s trattorias, ...
As this post publishes, I’m off exploring the wonders of Istria, Croatia, with my lovely British boyfriend, Dave. Yes, at long last, I’m finally on vacation. Vacation? you might say. Aren...
I can now say that I’ve stayed in the world’s hippest hostel — Kex Hostel in Reykjavik. I’ve spent hundreds of nights in hostels around the world, but none of them have looked...
Of all the activities I wanted to experience in Iceland, one stood at the top of the list: glacier hiking. I’ve wanted to do this for years, but I’ve never visited a destination with a gl...
Today I finished my first trip to Iceland: five fantastic days that I enjoyed immensely. I can’t wait to tell you about all the amazing experiences I had and show you the unbelievable landscape...
This week’s #FriFotos theme is HOLY PLACES. From churches and mosques to temples of all kinds, from enormous feats of engineering to tiny countertops in people’s homes, holy places are so...
Our trusty guide Gulli leads the way. When my sister Sarah started planning her own trip to Iceland two weeks before mine, we decided to have her tell you about some adventures of her own! Here’...
As you read this post, I’ve arrived in my latest adventurous destination, the Land of Ice and Fire — Iceland! I’m visiting Iceland in partnership with the Iceland Tourist Board and ...
“Oh, I’m putting that on my bucket list!” I hear this all the time — from readers, from family members, from other travel bloggers. Each time, I’m thrilled to hear that ...
This week’s #FriFotos theme is PARADISE. I’ve been fortunate to see hundreds of beautiful places around the world — but no place exemplifies “paradise” to me better than...
When you travel the world solo, you spend a lot of time talking to locals! And while I’ve met kind, hospitable, welcoming people in every corner of the world I’ve visited, some places are...
This April, I got to spend a wonderful week in the beautiful region of Umbria, Italy. This spring’s Travel Bloggers Unite conference was held in partnership with the Umbria Region Tourism Board...
If you’re going to Las Fallas, you’ve pretty much signed up to be surrounded by both fire and explosions for five days straight. Know this, and embrace it early on. And it’s not jus...
When the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa in Edinburgh, Scotland, invited me to check out their newly refurbished hotel for their #meetyouthere campaign, I had no idea what to expect. I’ve never st...
Readers, I have a challenge for you. I dare you to find me one person who saw Wedding Crashers and said to themselves, “You know what? That looks kind of lame.” Good luck — because ...
This week, the #FriFotos theme is pool. It immediately made me think of the wonderful hotels around the world that really put the effort into building cool pools. And then there are the CLUBS that pu...
This week, the #FriFotos theme is “Earth Day.” After thinking for a bit, I decided that the best way to exemplify this theme would be to show photos of my favorite natural wonders around...
It’s been three and a half weeks since I returned to my home in Chester, England, after my month in Spain and Portugal. And those three and a half weeks have been far from relaxing — Dave and ...
“What I love about festivals in Spain is that they’re all ingrained in religion somehow, and their traditions have been passed down for generations,” our Busabout guide, Dax, told u...
Becoming a professional travel blogger has been a dream come true for me in so many ways. I’ve found a way to get paid for my favorite hobby, and do so while following my dream of traveling the worl...
During Las Fallas, Valencia is a heaving mass of people in costume, bands playing, and firecrackers exploding every minute. And that’s honestly not an exaggeration at all. Want to see how insa...
My biggest reason for visiting Spain? Attending the Las Fallas festival in Valencia — the festival filled with a week of fireworks, explosions, and giant burning effigies! And it almost ended ...
Madrid originally wasn’t on my Spain itinerary. With all I wanted to see in Andalusia, and needing to get to Valencia in time for Las Fallas, I didn’t think I’d have the time. But ...
I almost missed the date. March 28th was the anniversary of my shipwreck off the coast of Komodo Island in Indonesia. I wouldn’t have remembered if my shipmates hadn’t emailed me. It w...
In my life, I have experienced a few travel moments so spellbinding, so breathtaking, so fascinating, that they have left me short of breath. They’re not common. After visiting 28 countries, I...
I had the feeling I would love Granada before I even arrived. And I was right — after 24 hours, I was thrilled to death with this city in southern Spain. And more importantly, I felt like I c...
Well, that amazing spring weather we were having came to an end yesterday, and it’s back to the stereotypical gray skies of England. So this week’s #Frifotos theme couldn’t be bett...
I’ve had my credit cards stolen while traveling in the past – I was pickpocketed in Buenos Aires in 2008 — and since then, I’ve guarded my belongings almost militantly. I loc...
Sevilla was my first stop in Spain, and I couldn’t think of a better introduction to this wonderful country. The region of Andalusia is the romantic Spain of yore — Moorish architecture ...
After landing in Paradise in Portugal, I knew my time at this lovely, low-key resort would include far more than just relaxing — I would be making my first-ever attempt of bird-watching. Birdwa...
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