Europe

The Weekend Files: Segovia – A Photo Essay

I’ve traveled to a few places in my life that just cannot be described in words.  There’s no appropriate word or phrase to describe the vivacity of the colors, the interesting yet often complicated history, the warmth of the people and the intricate architecture. Segovia is one of those...

The Weekend Files: Hiking in Cercedilla, Spain

So I’ve been a resident of Madrid for 5 weeks now (how did THAT happen) and although I absolutely love living in the heart of the city, I was starting to go a little stir crazy. I missed changing leaves, fresh mountain air and feeling soreness in my legs...

The BEST walking tour of Madrid

I know it goes against some blogger rules to use words like “hate”, “best”, “worst”, “hottest”, etc. because they are terms that are impossible to measure (seriously PR people, how do you KNOW that your hotel is the “hottest”?), but when I come across a service that happens to...

Summer Scheming: Music Festivals

Gosh, I tell myself I’m going to start blogging regularly then disappear for five days, sorry guys! I hope you had a great President’s Day weekend! Did you go anywhere? I spent most of the weekend working and I’m nowhere near where I need to be, but I wanted...

TBEX + Germany tourism

Last night I attended my first-ever TBEX event! TBEX stands for Travel Blog Exchange, an online portal where travel bloggers can come together to share their blogs, pictures, experiences and bounce ideas off each other.  Throughout the year, the TBEX community hosts events in different cities, usually in partnership...