My Top Tips for Visiting Barcelona: Part 1
I'm not exactly sure how many times I've been to Barcelona, but in November, 2022 I visited the city properly for the third time (staying more than just a few…
A Summer Lake Como Getaway
Having just spent two weeks at our cottage in Saskatchewan, I still feel I'm in lake mode despite returning to the city. Thus, I thought I would write about Italy's…
Perast and Kotor: A Day Trip to Montenegro
From our base in Dubrovnik, Iván and I decided to spend a day exploring Montenegro. Google Maps was a perfect companion on that day, unlike on our trip to Bosnia…
Nerja, Spain: The Story of the Considerate Thief and the Nude Wingman
My friends were married in early fall in Granada, Spain. September boasts very warm temperatures in the south and other friends, who also attended the wedding, and I decided to…
A Day in Bosnia: The Trip that Almost Didn’t Happen
On a 10 day trip to Croatia in 2018, Iván and I had planned to take a day trip from our base in Dubrovnik to the historic centre of Mostar…
Explore Lisbon: Tips for a Long Weekend in the Portuguese Capital
I travelled to Lisbon in February 2019 with my partner, Iván. We had purchased a flight and hotel package from Bilbao on a whim, finding a great deal on return flights…
New Year in Budapest: Spas, Opera, and Art
After spending Christmas in Prague, I took the train to Budapest to celebrate New Year's Eve in the Hungarian capital. An entire day on the train is exhausting, and since…
A Prague Christmas: Winter in the Czech Capital
The last time I moved to Spain, I hadn't intended to stay long. Six months, nine months... I wasn't certain, but it was never my intention to remain for three…
Krakow: An Emotional Journey
I travelled to Poland a decade ago, with a friend who was also teaching English in Spain at the time. I had never been to Eastern Europe before, and I…
Nîmes: In the Footsteps of the Romans
In my second year of university, I took a course on the history of France. It spanned the period from the arrival of the Romans, led by Proconsul Julius Caesar,…