Staring at an empty new post screen with few good ideas, I got excited when I saw I was nominated for the #ExploreTheElements photoblogging challenge / competition by Wise Monkeys Abroad. The rules are pretty simple: you post a picture…
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Renting a car abroad is the best way to discover more places in the country you’re visiting, places where you wouldn’t get too easily (if at all) without a car. It’s the perfect way to go on a road trip and…
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Last year I went on a road trip in Portugal that took me from Porto all the way to the Algarve and back to Lisbon. Before we reached the last destination on our itinerary, we stopped in Evora for a…
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Since I was in high school, the Old Town of Bucharest has gone through a lot of changes and restoration processes, making the liveliest part of the city today, preferred by locals and tourists alike. The most famous place there…
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I was so excited to post this week’s interview because I talked to Sandra from Tripper and I unwillingly made the questions very Portugal-centric. In all fairness, can you blame me? 😉 Sandra is from the Azores in Portugal, and…
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Some people have a long list of destinations they want to visit or, as they call it, a bucket list. I may have said an annoyingly number of times by now that I don’t have one. Sure, there are some…
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Welcome back to Saturday Chat, the weekly column where I interview travel bloggers! This week I had the pleasure of talking to Jenn from the fun blog Who Needs Maps where, along with her boyfriend Jack, write about their adventures…
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While Istanbul felt a bit too crowded for me, it did have its good parts such as its many cute fury inhabitants – the cats. There are so many cats in Istanbul, that if you’ve visited the city and haven’t…
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Is there such a thing as an off the beaten path attraction hidden in plain sight? I have visited the Yeni Cami Mosque in Istanbul and I basically knew nothing about it. There wasn’t anything in the blogs I’ve read…
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Welcome back to the Saturday Chat column, I’m sure the two week wait was painful enough, so I’ll get right to it. I had the pleasure of interviewing John from Continental Breakfast Travel about hidden gems he has found while…
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