I was happy to drop off the rental car at the airport and get back to relying on public transportation and Ubers, the day we got back to Rome. As much independence you can have while driving around, you can still feel stressed with trying to follow the new rules of the road in another … More When In Rome …
Although I had just gotten back from a 2-month trip in Europe, I still had an itch to go back. My best friend, Sophia, had gone on her first solo trip to France in October. I was so proud of her! I always encourage everyone to take a solo trip. It truly is a great … More Life in Toscana
My trip to Lisbon was broken up among my side trips to Porto, El Algarve and Sintra. I figured it would be better to recap all of Lisbon together, rather than along the short trips. So here is the best for last of the summer. I arrived in Lisbon and caught an uber to my … More From Lisboa, with love.
As I mentioned in my last post, Lisbon was my home base during my time in Portugal. Since my experience in Lisbon was broken out, I’m going to be highlighting some of the side trips I did while in the last leg of my trip. Remember, I didn’t do a lot of research on Portugal, … More Portugal Diaries: Algarve
After a month in Spain and a nice two weeks in Italy, I decided to make a visit to Portugal. Originally, I had no idea what I wanted to do in the last leg of my trip, but my cousin had just moved to Portugal and she offered me a stay at her place in … More Portugal Diaries: Porto
After I changed my status to “OOO,” my two weeks of vacation felt great already. Nothing crazy going on at work yet, but to have those hours back in my day was going to feel so nice! Sadly, we were not off to a great start… I had to haul my luggage along down 5 … More Amalfi Views
So, remember when I went through all the trouble to try to do my WFH program from Italy? Well, I managed to squeeze a week in one of my favorite cities while I worked, Roma. I’ve only been to Rome once before. This was about 5 years ago, when I traveled to Europe for the … More Why Not Take a Crazy Chance?
After spending my second weekend in Barcelona celebrating a nephew’s birthday, I spent a week working through some projects at work while still exploring some new streets of the city. When I first wrote about this trip I had mentioned my love for Paella, and I figured I could squeeze a 2-3 hour course before … More A Holiday in Valencia
Since my stay in Spain was a month long, I decided to take advantage of the weekends and explore towns I haven’t been to before. I thought about renting a car, but unfortunately rules on the road have become more strict internationally, and now I needed an international driving permit if I wanted to drive … More Dalí’s Cadaqués
So the original plan was to enjoy a festival in Barcelona, and then wander through Italy for about two weeks. By some form of fate, or coincidental timing, my company started offering a work from home opportunity, but that it would be “allowed” anywhere around the world. So I figured, why not make my Italy … More Summer in Spain
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