While I lived in Spain, Italy was one of the most affordable places to go. Rome, Bologna…it was easy to get away, so a few friends and I began planning a spring getaway to Venice in 2012. From my first glimpses of Venice in the Robert Downey and Marissa Torme film “Only You” I had…
Month: January 2016
“Always”…Remembering Professor Snape
As many of you are aware, yesterday we lost a great actor, and great man, Alan Rickman, after an apparently short battle with cancer. As an avid Harry Potter fan, I am heartbroken at the loss of the man who brought to the screen one of my favorite characters from the series with such raw…
Las Fallas in Valencia,Spain
Should you ever find yourself in Valencia, Spain round about mid March you definitely want to check out the Las Fallas festival! It usually occurs between the 15th and 19th and is perhaps the biggest party you will find in Valencia. I was able to experience this for myself in 2012, when my friend Jenn…
The Gnome now on Bloglovin!
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Table For One…The Struggle of Single Travel
You did what? “You went all by yourself!?”asked so and so, with that ever so subtle note of surprise in their tone. No, it’s ok, its only the umpteenth time I’ve been asked that. Yes, if you must know. I did go…all by myself. Call the newspaper and put it on the list of…
Fighting Windmills in Castile-La Mancha
When my family came over to Spain to visit me during Semana Santa (Easter) in 2012 we immediately began planning where we would go to continue our exploration of Spain. Heading south of Madrid to Granada to see the Alhambra came up top of the list. We rented a car rather than taking a train…
Sherlock, Season 4 Christmas Special is here!
WARNING: SOME SPOILERS CONTAINED WITHIN! As I sit here watching the new season 4 of Sherlock, The Abominable Bride, it is bringing back great memories of my trip to London in the summer of 2013. I had gone to London for a study abroad course in my Curriculum and Instruction Masters program. Thankfully, in…