I’ve been to London a total of 4 times in my life. Call me a bonafide anglophile. I am obsessed with all things British and am immediately attracted to British people, literature, and culture. London is one of my absolute favorite cities in the world. You simply cannot see and do all that London has…
There’s an app for that!
If you are a technology geek like me, who is attached at the hip to your device, you know that those devices will travel! There are so many apps out there. Many can make our traveling experience so much more enjoyable! Here are just a few of my favs that I have come to rely…
The Gnome in Rome!
Italy was a favorite destination of mine while living in Spain, as it was just a cheap Ryanair flight away! My friend Jenn and I took a weekend in Rome…one of those, what should we do this weekend? To quote Marisa Tormei in Only you…Let’s go Rome! We found the most charming Bed and Breakfast,…
Finding Family in Salt Lake City, Utah!
Last week I was able to travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend RootsTech 2016! I had been looking forward to this for weeks, and it was a great opportunity to see a new city and spend some time with my mom. I had never been to Salt Lake but I have some wanted…
Exploring “la bella vita” on the canals of Venice!
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…
“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…
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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…