Top Travel Tips for Traveling To Florence I have been to Florence twice: once as a solo traveler, and the second time, more recently, with my husband. The first time I visited I was young and single. Even then I realized that this was a stunningly romantic city. I knew […]
A Guide To Lesser Known Places To Explore In Paris Since the first time I visited, Paris has always held a special place in my heart. It was one of the first places in Europe that I visited with my husband. It was also here where we got engaged! In […]
A Guide To Exploring Annecy When most people think about France, they think about Paris. Many tourists will spend most of their time in the capital city and very little time exploring the rest of the country. Although Paris is a beautiful and romantic city, I have found another beautiful […]
Corfu: A Greek Island With Venetian Flavor On our way to Paxos, we spent a day in Corfu, a beautiful island off the coast of Greece. Corfu was much bigger than we were expecting, but it is one of those rare places that is so small that you can walk […]
How to get a German driver’s license as an American Expat If you love driving (like me) and want to have the opportunity to drive while living in Germany or other parts of Europe, you will need to get a German driver’s license. Many European countries are starting to crack […]
Paxos: A Guide To Enjoying the Wild Island When you think about Greek islands, Santorini is one that usually comes to mind. It has beautiful architecture, the white and blue streets are full of smiling Greeks and tourists, and the party life, ouzo, and food is legendary. If this is […]
A Cultural Experience: New Year’s Eve In Bulgaria! Most of you know that we live in Berlin, which is famous for having a very crazy New Year’s Eve. People will shoot off fireworks as soon as it gets dark out. Firecrackers are flung with no sense of danger from balconies, […]
The American’s Guide To Celebrating Thanksgiving In Berlin As an American in Berlin, or even an expat abroad, one of the holidays we often miss out on is Thanksgiving. When I lived in Kenya, I went five years without celebrating Thanksgiving. I was working in an international school and was […]
A Guide To Exploring The Spanish Wine Country One area of Spain that we have been wanting to visit for a while is the Rioja region. Home to many good Spanish wines, we were excited to learn more about how wine is made, do some wine tastings, and explore the […]
I didn’t know what to expect of Dublin and was wonderfully surprised. As a musician, I was really able to love and appreciate Dublin, purely for the friendly vibe of the people and the constant (and wonderful) music-making that seems to happen 24/7. The city is beautiful and charming, and […]