Category United Kingdom
A Planning Guide: Reflections on 4 Months Traveling in Europe
The Trip of a Lifetime! I traveled in Europe from early September through late December 2021, and visited 14 different countries (woweee! 8 of which were new to me), while working part-time remotely. This is my guide to planning travel through Europe as an American, during year 2 of a pandemic (yes, it’s possible and […]
Weekly Photo Wednesdays: Sunsets
Every Wednesday, 7 photos along with a short description revolving around a self-chosen theme. This week’s theme: Sunset Hi everyone! I’m back this week with a Weekly Photo Wednesday post! This week, the theme is “sunset”. Sunsets are really an amazing thing and when I travel, one of the things I try to do is […]
Weekly Photo Wednesdays: Bridges
Every Wednesday, 7 photos along with a short description revolving around a self-chosen theme. This week’s theme: bridges Ok, so I’ll admit that the bridges around the San Francisco Bay Area inspired me to do this theme. However, I don’t have a photo of a bridge from the area in this series (oops!). With the […]
Weekly Photo Wednesdays: Transportation
Every Wednesday, 7 photos along with a short description revolving around a self-chosen theme. This week’s theme: trans·por·ta·tion Noun 1. The action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported. 2. A system or means of transporting people or goods. Planes, trains, automobiles…and tuk tuks, and motorbikes, and feluccas, and buses. […]
[on the road] Goodbye for now, Brighton.
I think my time in Brighton has officially come to an end. I thought it did when I left early October, but I got the chance to return to go to my graduation and see many of the friends I met there and the places I frequented. As I walked towards the beach as the […]
2012: My year in travel
Where in the world was Victoria? 2012…what an amazing year! It will likely go down in my books as one of the best years ever. I couldn’t have even imagined the fun I’d have, the things I’d learn, and the lifelong friends I’d meet when I decided to attend school at the University of Sussex […]
[photo of the day] Brighton, UK
This is the first in my series of photos of the day on the MapWanderer blog. I’ll try to post as much as I can, but we’ll see how that goes! I fell in love with Brighton. Living in this eclectic British seaside town was an adventure in itself. I had the privilege of living […]
I love Europe!
Back in October, I ended my year+ in Europe with a visit from the family in September, a brief return to Brighton, and a relaxing time in Switzerland. It was a perfect conclusion to the year, and reminds me why I love Europe so much! This past time was my 4th time in Europe since […]
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 […]
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 […]
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