Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the dramatic coastline of the Riviera Maya. Heading to explore the Mayan ruins in Tulum, we were greeted by grey clouds and a rugged coastline– no wonder they say these ruins are the prettiest because of their idyllic setting. As […]
There are still a few more weeks to catch the exhibit Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Presented by D23, the Official Disney Fan Club, this exhibit opened on October 16, 2013 in order to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company. It was originally set […]
Long ago, before the unification of Italy, people created beautiful coastal towns sitting atop the hills. Not accessible by train, these five hidden gems could only be reached by foot, boat or mule. Forgotten by much of the world, it wasn’t until quite recently that tourists started to arrive. Literally translating to “five lands”, Cinque Terre […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of views over Nice, France. We kept hearing about Castle Hill while we were in Nice, but we just didn’t have the motivation to get our butts up there. A lot of it had to do with the days being […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of the Port of Barcelona. There’s just something about having the mountains and ocean all in one destination. Maybe that’s why I was so partial to Barcelona– a city which I honestly didn’t even know was a port city until booking […]
It’s been snowy and cold here in Chicago. Yup, that’s right, I’m back home in Chicago. Of course it’s been nice celebrating the holidays with family after not being home for the past three years, but my feet have been getting itchier by the minute. We’re still unsure of how long we’ll be here, but hopefully I’ll […]
I had never been to Mexico until this past September. Yup, that’s right. The one place where even all of my non-traveling friends had visited, I hadn’t. And you know why? Because Cancun had never interested me. I honestly probably wouldn’t have visited Cancun if it hadn’t been the destination for the annual travel blogger’s […]
After spending a glorious four days in the French Riviera, I finally understood what all the fuss was about. With beaches, great food and French charm, if I lived in Europe, it would probably be my favorite getaway destination as well. As I mentioned before, we really didn’t do much in Nice, but after moving around every […]
Of course the French Riviera is known for its beaches and yacht clubs, but it’s also a dream destination for foodies! Walking through the narrow streets of Nice, it seemed every other shop was a cafe or a market selling local products. With four days to spend in Nice we actually didn’t do much, we just ate a […]
I remember taking my first cultural anthropology class in university and thinking how I wanted to experience everything for myself rather than simply reading about cultures from a textbook. Even today, years later, the main reason I love to travel is still because I love learning about cultures from my own and interacting with locals in all the […]