While there are countless benefits that I could go on and on about to traveling alone (and probably will soon), I briefly encountered one negative aspect during the first leg of my trip. I’d researched all different tours that I was hoping to book, but when I finally went to book them I couldn’t- […]
Magic, Monarchs, and Malt: Thanksgiving in Scotland
For me, the hardest day to live abroad is Thanksgiving. Knowing my family is together, celebrating a holiday that for us has always been about togetherness, and not being there is heart wrenching. This year I even looked into plane tickets to make the trek back to Rochester for the four-day weekend, but by the time […]
Switching from Mozzarella to Feta
For Spring Break this year, my friends and I spent the week in Oia, Santorini. This is going to be a mostly food based post, so I’m going to get these other highlights out at the beginning: Staying on Amoudi Bay April was still pretty chilly in Santorini, but staying on the bay […]
Dubrovnik’s Game of Thrones Connection
Dubrovnik’s very own dragon- The dragon of the Ottoman Empire and the lion of Venice bowing down (or threatening) Dubrovnik and the lady of freedom. Very GOT. Shae and I are basically twins. My flight to Dubrovnik was a little bit of a fiasco. I thought I would be landing in the afternoon, leaving […]
