Had been wanting to get to Nashville for a while, and Music City really lived up to its name! see Walk down Broadway to see all the bars with live music – this was the highlight of the trip and what the city is all about. Every single bar on the street has live music.… Continue reading noshing in nashville
Missing the dog days of summer? Have I got the place for you: Dubai! I went earlier this summer and endured the 100+ degree days to happily explore the city. The residents here are apparently 85% expats, so it’s a bit of transient city without a core culture. For US references, it feels a lot like… Continue reading sweating dubai
I hadn’t been to Seville since I was in college, and I’d been there during Semana Santa so the town was overwhlemed with parades and religious floats and I didn’t see much else (though it was fun). This time, I had places to go and tapas to eat. see Plaza de España is awe-inspiring. It… Continue reading southern spain spots: seville & jerez
Stockholm has a gentle charm to it – lots of lovely yellow and light orange old buildings along the river. Small and easy to get around, it’s great for a long European weekend. Here were a few of my favorites spots! see Check out the modern photo museum Fotografiska which not only has great exhibits… Continue reading skål it up in stockholm
What a place. Totally stunning scenery. Incredibly friendly and chill people. A culture that believes the land is their ancestors. And a ton of things to see and do. New Zealand is made up of a north and south island, built along a fault line that’s created some crazy topography. Most people go for the… Continue reading new zealand, bucolic paradise
Where has Torino been all my Italian-traveling life? About 90 minutes west of Milan, this absolutely charming town has so many cool things to see and do and is also just a really chill place to hang out for a few days. Can’t believe I’d never been, but so glad I spent a couple of… Continue reading charming charming charming torino, italy
I’ve lived in Florence and Rome before, but Sicily is so much different than mainland Italy. It’s obviously much more southern, with palm trees dotting the landscape. You’ll find more fresh fish instead of pizza or pasta. And it’s a truly multi-cultural place, having been ruled by so many different people throughout history – Greeks,… Continue reading back to the roots in sicily, italy
When you think of where to visit in California, places like LA, San Francisco, and Napa come to mind. But the whole stretch in between those cities along the central coast provides miles and miles of excellent road trip material. We rented a vintage 1965 Ford Mustang convertible, threw on some head scarves, and headed… Continue reading central coast, california
When I was researching what cool stuff you can do in Montreal before I went, I read about a lot of things you can do in the summer like see tam-tam performers in Mount Royal Park. But there are wayyy more things to do in winter – when they welcome you to the Cozy Zones. … Continue reading montreal, canada
It’s not surprising that for the past 18 years the Montréal en Lumière festival has taken place in February. This is a city that turns winter into an art form (we happened to be there on an oddly warm weekend but it’s often in the teens and single digits) so it makes sense that this is when you’d… Continue reading montreal en lumière
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