Eating and Drinking My Way Through San Sebastián
My first visit to San Sebastián was a relatively last minute decision. My brother and I had planned to meet up for a long weekend in Nice in late…
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Returning to Barcelona
Although I had just visited Barcelona for the first time less than a year prior, in September 2018 (read about my trip here), I decided to return for…
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Balearic Islands Part Three: Menorca
We had finally made it to the final destination in our Balearic Islands tour: the calm and peaceful island of Menorca. After visiting Ibiza, Mallorca…
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Balearic Islands Part Two: Mallorca
Next up on our tour: Mallorca. With a population estimated at nearly one million people, Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, and I can…
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Balearic Islands Part One: Ibiza
For the final month of my summer in Europe, I planned to spend the first half of August in Spain. My friend Nina decided to join me to kick things…
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Braving Paris In July
While I had visited Paris a few times in the past, I had never been to the City of Lights in the summer. I was dubious about spending time in…
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Drinking Wine and Visiting Châteaux in the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley was one must-see wine destination on my international travel list. Famous for its sauvignon blancs (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are…
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Two Nights in Bordeaux
When I first dreamed of a post-tech-startup-global-travel-extravaganza, I envisioned a wine tour of the world. I wanted to visit the Old World and…
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A Week in the Côte d’Azur
My first visit to the French Riviera (known as the Côte d’Azur in France) was for a work trip to the Cannes Lions advertising festival in June…
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Amalfi Coast Part Two: Positano & Praiano
My original itinerary for the Amalfi Coast called for four nights split equally between Sorrento and Praiano. Once Julie and Jen decided to join, I…
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