everywhere to go, and nowhere to be
When I initially started The Longest Weekend, it was meant to be a detailed account of our travels on our sabbatical. A visual scrapbook, a reason to edit and organize my photos, another way to remember that amazing risotto we had in Paris… I told myself that even if only my grandmother reads it (Hi, Shannon!), it was a worthwhile…
The magical Old Town of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina It’s the end of an era. The closing of a chapter, the turning of a page. Travis and I just returned from an exhilarating five months abroad in Europe and the Middle East. On the first leg of our sabbatical we traveled to 13 countries, took 19 flights and 11 trains,…
Budapest might just be one of the most underrated cities in Europe. It feels a little like Paris – beautiful baroque architecture, bustling squares, the opera – but less gentrified. There’s a certain grit about the city, the result of a place that has survived hardships, fallen monarchies and a Nazi occupation. I’ll be honest – when…
Lisbon, Portugal is a city that has been high on my travel wishlist for years. and despite making the rounds to most of the big spots in Europe, I had yet to go. We spent 4 days in the Lisbon this fall, and I’ve created this itinerary to help guide your trip through this amazing city. It seemed like everyone…
The Camino de Santiago has been around since the middle ages, a pilgrimage route stretching 500 miles across Spain. According to legend the remains of Saint James the Apostle, Jesus’s buddy, reside in what is now the cathedral in the small city of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Every year a few hundred thousand people from all…
Wandering Karnak Temple, admiring the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut on Luxor’s West Bank, and relaxing by the Nile River are essential things to do in Luxor If Cairo is the Egypt that you imagine from history class, then Luxor is the Egypt from Sunday School. The ancient city is calm, lush and the unfolds around the Nile River. The…
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