Unless you have some sort of obsession with visiting the final resting places of famous people, most folks don't find themselves with a visit to a city's cemetery on the top of their city to-do list. …
There's one essential rule for enjoying a city: it always looks better on a full stomach. In Copenhagen, that can be surprisingly difficult to accomplish for students and budget travelers alike. With a minimum wage tha…
[caption id="attachment_2874" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The route, color coded by day, I took during my road trip through the Highlands.[/caption]
In Part I of this series I shared with you the adventures and e…
Just around the corner from Kastellet, Copenhagen's historic star-shaped fortress, are a series of old buildings dating to the 1600s which served as the fortress' military barracks and naval dorms. Painted a vibrant mi…
Situated in the heart of the rich Umbrian countryside the hilltop town of Assisi embodies the aura, charm, and personality of Italian hilltop cities. The view from the historic city is enchanting and takes in a vista that includes carefully manicured fields, Assisi's new town, Italian villas, v…
This post kicks off a brand new series of youtube videos which I'll be posting over the next few weeks. In them I delve into my trove of travel adventures, dig out some of my favorite stories, and share them. The goal…
Europe is a wealth of gorgeous destinations. To pick one as a favorite is impossible and yet, there is one country I find myself returning to over and over. It is an addiction, and one which I gladly embrace. Out of al…
There is a magical charm to walking historic European cities in the crisp cool air of a fall evening. While wandering the historic center of the Belgian city of Ghent, I found myself pausing beside the intricate pat…
Despite these massive surges in the number of students studying abroad, it turns out the majority of western exchange students are women. This has left educators and study abroad students alike asking themselves, "Wh…