Hey y’all! It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog post, and goodness gracious, I have so much to share with you! Yet, for all the stories and travel tidbits I have saved up in my repertoire, such as my epic trip to Nepal last November or how the coronavirus pandemic set me…
Carpool Travel with BlaBlaCar
While traveling around Spain this year, I was introduced to a ride-sharing phenomenon called BlaBlaCar. Given the fact that it’s becoming a fairly popular method of transportation in many countries around the world, I was surprised that I hadn’t yet heard about… and I found myself wishing the BlaBlaCar app had been in existence during…
Somewhere West of Lagos: Our Journey to Salema on the Algarve Coast of Portugal
Over the Easter holiday, the Swiss Family Domeck and some dear friends from Orlando jetted over to Portugal in search of sunshine, good food, and new discoveries. Our journey started in the capital city of Lisbon, a visible mishmash of contemporary success and past hardships. Lisbon is artsy, funky, gritty, and even a little bit…
Dreaming of Italian Thermal Baths
Rooted in the folds of the Valtellina Valley in the Italian Alps, you can find a romantic escape from reality. Ever since Roman times, the natural hot springs flowing through the area attract visitors to Bormio, a small town in the northeastern tip of the Lombardy Region. And it was precisely those warm waters that drew the…
Into the Black Forest
Justin and I hosted his parents earlier this month, and they treated us to an excursion into the Black Forest of southern Germany. We rented a car in Zurich and set off for a relaxing afternoon of countryside driving and leisurely exploration. The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) Europe’s largest waterfall is lodged between the Swiss and…
10 Lessons from the Road
Back in July, I met my dear friend and travel buddy, SK, in Barcelona, where we rented a car – a beautiful black Audi we named Jacques – and set out to explore southern France and Andorra. Here are a few lessons I learned from the road. Lesson 1 – Ignore your inner Ricky Bobby.…
Tiny Country Spotlight: Andorra
Tucked away in the eastern Pyrenees mountains is a tiny country that many non-Europeans have never even heard of – or if they have, they know very little about: the Principality of Andorra. Although Andorra may not require much space on a world map, if you make room for it on your travel itinerary, Andorra may…