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Snapshot Sunday: Prague Old Town
Sunny days are wonderful. Sunny days in Prague are just plain perfection. Old town had quickly become one of my favorite cities in Europe, the architecture is stunning and it’s a great place to walk through exploring all of the little side streets. On a day like this, the colors just pop and it’s nearly impossible not to make your day brighter.
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Underwhelming Travel: How to Escape Travel Disappointment
I woke up well before daylight to meet with my group. Climbed out of bed, changed in the dark and lazily grabbed my camera for what I thought was going to be a peaceful morning. I didn’t realize how further from the truth that would be. Online, Angkor Wat depicts an iconic sunrise you see gracing travel websites with tips on touring Cambodia. Angkor Wat is one of those attractions that is a “must see”, and the magic of photography has prepared you. An experience you have anticipated for years before arriving. Sometimes these can’t miss bucket list sights and experiences while traveling don’t always live up to the hype…
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Urban Art: Portuguese Street Art In Lisbon
There is no doubt that although it is a city known for it’s hills, Lisbon is for walkers. There are far too many small neighborhoods with winding streets to not go and explore by foot. The architecture is unique, the people watching unprecedented and to top it off, there is phenomenal street art around every corner. Lisbon is a serious triple threat. The city is a virtual open gallery, but to find a lot of the larger and more famous pieces be prepared to cover a lot of ground. I met a Portuguese guy who was working for a tour company and he offered to give me a private street…
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Snapshot Sunday: Streets of Lisbon Portugal
I love people watching, it is my main hobby when in a city and Lisbon, Portugal is a wonderful place for it. There is nothing better than being in town, sitting at a cafe, enjoying a drink or a meal and watching passersby. I often craft stories in my mind about where people are going, what they are doing or thoughts of who these fictional characters might be. I spotted this sweet little old man buying flowers at a shop next to where I was having breakfast and I envisioned him heading home, bringing the bouquet as a surprise for his wife who was cooking them a Sunday dinner. I…
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Beyond Barcelona; Exploring the Province
Most visitors to Spain come to Barcelona to see the amazing architecture of Gaudi, explore the history and architecture of the art nouveaux period, and experience Catalonia life by enjoying tapas and wine in one of the cities many busy squares. Barcelona has much more to offer than just it’s famed city. The province is comprised of three major diverse regions providing truly something for everyone from nature lover to city dweller. The Towns The Catalonia region is dotted with other smaller, unique cities that will give you a better idea of the Spanish way of life outside of Barcelona. About an hour north is Vic, a small town where…
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Snapshot Sunday: Ballooning over Cappadocia, Turkey
Something I had the opportunity to experience for the first, second AND third time this year was waking up early, climbing into a wicker basket and suspending myself over some breathtaking landscapes in Myanmar, then Spain and Turkey. Cappadocia has rock formations unlike anywhere else and the best way to take in this unique scenery is for sure by air. Bouncing slowly over these “fairy chimneys” with dozens of other balloons in the distance was the highlight of my time in Turkey and I recommend you add it to the “list”.
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Magical Monti Alburni
One of the many reasons I love travel is the fact that it brings people together with common connections. While I was working in Berlin this year I was introduced to Sascha Mollering and found that we both recently each had wonderful trips to Southern Italy. I invited him to share his experience to Monti Alburni, an Italian mountain range in the province of Salerno, and his “day trip from the wondrous heart of a mountain to its very top”… To be honest, it sounds a lot more laborious than it actually was; most of the time we used a car. The Monti Alburni is a mountain range sometimes referred…
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Snapshot Sunday: Rainy day in Berlin
It was a damp, dreary day here in Berlin, we have been lucky with Mother Nature recently and have had very few days without sunshine. Watching the children having fun on this cloudy afternoon I’m quickly reminded not to let the gray day stop you from looking up and chasing the bubbles.
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Our Colossal Afternoon: One Day in Rome
We stood on the uneven stone, swaying slightly as we squinted at the menu on the wall next to the front door of the sandwich shop. Walking here is an art form, the streets are charming but deadly and even standing evenly seems to be a challenge. You watch beautiful Italian women in heels gracefully saunter past tourists who wobble like newborns wearing some type of hideous walking shoe. As I turned, the looks on our faces were obvious, it wasn’t our first choice but we were hungry and time was not on our side this afternoon. We had a City Wonders tour that was not to miss and the…
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Uncovering Ancient Secrets: An Italian Walking Tour & Visiting Pompeii
An affluent city with interesting smells, erotic art, gossipy bath houses and a fight so raucous the gladiator games were banned for a decade. Where is this scandalous city? It was covered in ash for thousands of years and excavated in the late 1700’s for its secrets to be revealed. Pompeii may be the world’s most preserved ancient city but I’d argue it to be the most interesting. Get all of the dirt we uncovered on our Walks of Italy tour in this Pompeii Exposé. Visiting Pompeii Still quietly watching and waiting in the background of the ancient ruins of Pompeii is Mt. Vesuvius, the only active volcano in mainland…
