Everyone knows that Amsterdam is famous is for its canals. What no one tells you is how many actual canals there are. If you aren’t going over 15 bridges per thirty minutes I fear you are doing it wrong. Not only are the canals absolutely beautiful, but they all resemble each other. This makes it … More Not a Normal Coffee Run

I found myself on the train to Brussels city center wondering if I was getting lost. I was reminded of my parents, because in my usual panic where I always convince myself I am headed in the wrong direction, I hear their voices in my head asking if that would really be the worst thing. … More Brussels (sprouts)

The train to Prague was set to be four hours, but little did I know that I would spend those four hours with my fingers crossed. As it turns out, there is an influx of people at each stop, and they could be holding a ticket for the seat you are currently in which in … More The Land of Fairytales

I began 2017 at a New Year’s Eve Billy Joel concert with family and friends, and when he played his song “Vienna” my sister and I turned to each other and sang very loudly because we knew it from one of our favorite movies growing up, 13 Going On 30. Less than three months later, … More Billy Joel Would Be Proud

I made it safe and sound to Budapest, but my luggage had other plans. This should have tipped me off to the wild ride I was about to go on while travelling around central Europe by myself for the next 9 days. Let me remind you that I am not the sharpest tool in the … More Buda or Pest

So I’m sitting at Le Deaux Magots, a very popular cafe in the St. Germaine neighborhood where Hemingway frequented, and it’s amazing how easy it is to get a table for one even if there is a crowd waiting outside. Perks of traveling alone. So I order my second glass of rosé for the day … More A Solo Getaway to the “City of Love”

On the plane descent into Berlin, the city seemed massive, luckily a few hours later we were able to conquer it on a bike tour. Our tour guide was an ex-pat from Alaska who moved to Berlin because of a woman he met. It seems as if these love stories are becoming more and more … More Heights and Sights

The first day we arrived in Poznan we were introduced to pączkis, and from that moment I knew there was something special in this city that stuffs their donuts with date jam. It also felt like we traveled back in time 50 years because of their extensive and retro cable-car system that undoubtedly had the … More Pierogies, Pastels, and a Polish Birth

I walk into the door after 45 minutes on a public bus that smelled oddly strange for the first time, and the light poured in through the windows just as I had imagined it would. The ceilings were higher than I thought they would be, and the atmosphere was more heavenly than I thought possible. … More Just Like Heaven

They probably said the town name 25 times before the trip and every single time I laughed like a middle school boy who just heard it for the first time. Core course week: what a mysterious few days. We ended up with about 6 hours of academic study and the rest of pure entertainment and … More A Town Called Middelfart