If you read our individual Morocco posts, you probably already know that our 8-day tour across the country was full of ups, downs, big wins, big challenges, and a lot of personal growth. It was the furthest outside both our comfort zones and, therefore, was …
Ready to put the rather underwhelming time in Casablanca and Tangier behind us, our small group piled into the van with our guide Mohammed and headed for the mountain town of Chefchaouen (pronounced: chef-chow-en). This is known as the “Blue Pearl” of Morocco, which will …
One of the special things about this trip is that we both get to visit some of our families’ native lands. For me, those were Italy and Ireland; for Gabriel, it is Spain. We split our time in Spain into two parts so we could …
Two months in the books, two months to go! We’ve seen a lot. We’ve done a lot. We’ve walked A LOT! We’ve changed a lot. So we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our time so far before we dive into the adventures …
When I started writing this post, we were half-way through our 7-hour flight from Dublin to Newark. This was one day after Hurricane Ophelia hit the west coast of Ireland, so it was a bittersweet time as we reminisced about all the the exceptionally gorgeous …
Leaving the highlands of Skye and Fort William behind us, we made our way to the beautiful city of Edinburgh. This trip took about 7 hours, so we decided to break it up by stopping at two distilleries along the way. There wasn’t a particular …
“Italy made my heart swell with the gushing, romantic feelings you experience when falling in love. England allowed my soul to settle and, simply, to be.” – September 28, 2017 As we sat on the hill of Crow Park, looking out over Derwent Water lake, …
In case it hasn’t been readily apparent by now, we will do just about anything to avoid large crowds. That’s why we usually travel in shoulder seasons, why we eat lunch early and visit attractions at everyone else’s normal lunch time, and why we love …
It probably goes without saying that you can find some pretty incredible food and drink all around Italy. Pizza, pasta, cheese, prosciutto, bread, wine, limoncello…it’s everywhere! Oh, and let’s not forget the gelato shops on every corner. Over the last month, we indulged in some …
One of the most important things to know about our dynamic is that I am a hopeless romantic, and Gabriel is a champ at humoring me. Hence, our stop in Verona: the city of my namesake Juliet (Italian: Giulietta) and her Romeo. We found a …