Our recent trip to Greece was a blast! We spent two weeks exploring the country and split our time between Santorini and Athens. Santorini was our first stop, and with 6 days there, we covered a good portion of the island. We were based in...
The majority of our time in Dublin was spent at a travel conference, and at a few events that we were able to attend in conjunction with the conference. Although we didn't get much free time to explore the city, we were still able to...
Oh, Ireland. You were the first country I had a deep desire to visit as a child. Sure, there were others in my mind before you, but none that held a grasp so tight that I would have put them at the very top of...
I don't even know where to begin when talking about the Troubles of Belfast in Northern Ireland; we recently visited the town of Belfast and learned about the city's colorful history. The political disputes have been going on for essentially over 100 years, but the...
The Giant's Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland; it was created by a volcano that left around 40,000 basalt columns which appear to rise up out of the sea. Originally I wasn't too thrilled about visiting this area, but I figured...
Visiting the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge has been on my mind since I was in middle school, so when we finally planned a trip to the island of Ireland, we decided we had to head to Northern Ireland for a few days. Although we were hesitant to...
Originally, I wanted to visit Northern Ireland to see two sites, but sadly, I missed out on both of them! The first item on my list was the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge--I have been wanting to cross this bridge since I happened upon a photo of...
We visited London on the last day the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace were open for the year, and due to a surprising urge to get a glimpse into the royal lifestyle, I booked tickets for a tour. There are multiple tour options that run...
London, England. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about this cosmopolitan city. In college, I spent a couple of weeks exploring London on a study abroad trip and left with no real desire to return. Perhaps it was because it followed 2 weeks...
The Comfort Hotel Grand Central caters to a younger crowd, focuses heavily on technology (hello free WiFi, #thankyouverymuch) and even has a sense of humor! I can't tell you how many times I laughed at little things throughout the hotel. I really wish I had...
I want to share with you how we saved $300 on train tickets when traveling through Norway. I did run into some major issues when trying to purchase train tickets on the Norwegian railway site, NSB.com, but for the savings, it was worth the hassle....
I am surprised how much I enjoyed Oslo; sure, I was expecting to enjoy the city, but not so much that I felt like I could actually live there. The diversity in culture, combination of both modern and historic architecture mixed with easily accessible nature,...
