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Beautiful Fuschia Flowers, Burford, Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom
My oh my! It has been a while! When my family came to visit me in Europe, they started their trip in the UK. We went to visit the beautiful Cotswolds and were very lucky that it was a nice sunny day. On a small stop on our day trip from London, we stopped in […]
July traveling!
July is full of traveling! I have so many visitors this month, so it’s a mix of traveling and touring around UK. This is what my travel schedule is looking like: Early July – Scotland: Whisky tours, Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow Mid July – Italy/Switzerland: Bologna, Cinque Terre, Milan, Interlaken, Geneva Late July – Greece: Athens, […]
Country Guide: Costa Rica
Reflections on Costa Rica Really, really loved my trip there! “Pura vida” – pure life – one of the mottos of CR. People are very friendly and it’s known as one of the happiest places in the world. I was on the Pacific coast side (west), but I’ve heard great things about the Caribbean side. […]
Murals of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast is a very interesting city, the capital of Northern Ireland, a group of 6 counties on the island of Ireland, but a part of the United Kingdom. It’s a city affected by decades of “the Troubles” and a still present divide between nationalists and unionists, between Protestants and Catholics. We took a black cab […]
The Breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
Ireland, what a lovely place! We took a day trip from Dublin on a rare sunny day and were able to go over the West coast of Ireland. These were part of the Cliffs of Moher. The O’brien Castle sits atop one of the cliffs. So breathtaking!
The Wonderful World of Frequent Flyer Programs & Airline Alliances
Today’s post is about the lovely world of airline miles! People often ask me about this so I decided it’d be a good idea to just blog about it! And, I haven’t been so busy, so decided to create this graphic! This post will be split up into a Q&A format… (1) Q: Why does […]
On The Road: Late Arrivals into Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
Paris, here we are! Lesson learned: If you get into Charles de Gaulle airport after 11pm…be ready to take a taxi into city centre! The last train left at 10:55, and the buses stop around then too. It took us lots of walking around the airport to figure this out, especially getting different information from […]
On The Road: Nearly Missed Flight and Wandering Around the Souks of Marrakech, Morocco
Helloooo from Marrakech, Morocco! Oh my, what a long 24 hours! Some updates…(I know, it’s been a while!) – it’s “spring break” for me right now as of last week. The reason spring break is in quotes is because we have 2 big term papers due at the end of it so I don’t think […]
City Guide: Paris, France
From the first time I arrived in Paris years ago, it has remained as my favorite city in Europe. There’s just something about it. I finally returned in December 2011 after years of not visiting and while the weather wasn’t great (cold, windy and rainy), the city was just as lovely and I got quite […]
Travel Goals While Living in Europe!
It’s been so wonderful living in Europe. For years, it’s been one of my favourite places to travel and it’s so much easier to travel around when I’m living here now! When will I get a chance to live in Europe again? So, I think it’s fitting for me to create a realistic list of […]
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