Destinations: Europe Archives - Andrea's Next Venture

Guide to Three Days in Budapest, Hungary

I was originally planning to visit Budapest for the first time in April 2020, but we all know why that didn’t happen. As the world started to…

Lisbon (and Portugal in general) has really exploded in popularity with tourists in recent years, for better or worse. As the tourism numbers have…

The Alentejo region of southeast Portugal may not be as well-known as the Douro Valley in the north of the country, but this underrated destination…

Sometimes referred to as “the Hamptons of Portugal,” Comporta is a small beach community comprised of multiple villages just an hour’s drive…

A progressive, bicycle-friendly Nordic city known for its cutting-edge food & beverage scene, Copenhagen had spent quite a bit of time high on my…

A small Balkan country bordering the Adriatic Sea, Montenegro has become a tourism hot spot in recent years. While not as well-known as nearby…

Our eight night Albania itinerary included three days on the beach, a night each in the towns of Gjirokastër and Berat, and three days in the Alps,…

My first post-vaccination trip to Europe in July 2021 was to visit Albania. Many other Americans were going to familiar and “safe” destinations…

My first visit to Germany was inspired by a couple very different events. First, late in 2019, I realized that I had a Delta global upgrade that was…

My third (very short) visit to Rome occurred unexpectedly. The original plan was to spend a couple hours at Fiumicino Airport in transit between…