I have one word for Ibiza: sunsets. Both evenings we spent on the island, Brian and I enjoyed drinks and watched the sky change every color of the rainbow in stunning light shows. Some say we are still looking at the sunsets there to this day. We flew out of Madrid at 7 am, an incredibly…
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My body has been cold since October. The other day in Hamburg, it reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit and I had some gelato. I have been desperate for warmth and sun for months, so I was absolutely excited when my trip to Spain over our Easter break finally arrived at the beginning of March! (Sure, Easter…
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Back to cold, beautiful Germany! The last time I was in Berlin, I was 16 years old and traveling with my high school exchange program. For some reason, I never managed to fit in another trip to the capital city of Germany in the 10+ years since that visit. We arrived in Berlin to our…
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After our adventurous bus ride from Brussels, we arrived in the evening of the 30th to Walthamstow Central, near where Brian’s cousin lives. We were greeted with wine and great conversation, before heading upstairs to pass out to recover for our amazing next few days visiting the city. On the 31st, we went with Natalie,…
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Our Belgium trip was all about the beer, baby. We arrived in Belgium and headed off to our lovely hotel east of the city center, which turned out to be in the heart of the European Union buildings. What a pleasant surprise! Also, it turned out to be amazingly close to one of the best…
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Brian and I arrived in the Hague after a lovely, quick (but delayed) bus ride from Amsterdam. Seriously, it’s a short ride, and we didn’t leave Amsterdam until after we should have arrived in the Hague. But it wasn’t too much of a problem for me, because we walked the 10 minute distance between the…
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It’s been a whirlwind of travel the past three weeks so I’ll do my best to try to remember all of the places I’ve seen and the things I’ve done! My boyfriend Brian came to visit me for my birthday / Christmas / our one year anniversary / New Year’s Eve. We call it “best…
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December in Germany, a cold, beautiful, magical, freezing, wonderful time of year. A few fellow English teachers and I decided to spend the weekend in a small town of Goslar, about two hours south of Hamburg, to explore the Harz mountains and their beautiful Christmas market! Of course, to be a true girl’s weekend, we…
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