ireland for a weekend

John and I could not have picked a better location for our last trip. within an hour of landing, I knew that this could be the best weekend of my entire semester for multiple reasons. Ireland is so absolutely gorgeous and green that it’s a visual breath of fresh air, peaceful and calm. Also, the people here are the nicest…

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budapest

This weekend in Budapest was fun, gorgeous, and relaxing. We left on Friday morning at 8:30 and landed and found our airbnb by 11:00. After settling for the weekend we decided to walk around and explore.  the courtyard of our airbnb After arriving we were very hungry, so when we found a bistro nearby with traditional Hungarian food we decided…

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best of london

I spent this last weekend in London, and blimey, it was a  good time. We're completely knackered after all the traveling. I've listed some of my favorite parts of the city, and some advice at the bottom in case you're planning a trip!The Tower Bridge This bridge is not only a London staple, it provides some gorgeous views of the river,…

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november state of mind

Halloween has come to an end, anyone else already whipping out the Christmas carols? I’m always the first to pull up some Michael Buble (or this year John Legend who just released his Christmas Album last week!) Maybe I’m just overzealous, maybe I’m just using Christmas to get me through my homesickness. I’ve already seen multiple complaints on social media…

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halfway

Seeing as I’m halfway home, I wanted to write about my experience so far. Before I left, I wrote down some of my worries and my feelings about coming abroad. What I had turned out pretty negative, so instead of posting it raw I thought that I would give my future self the chance to respond. So, here’s a blast…

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prague & vienna

John and I spent some time Czech-ing out Prague and exploring beautiful Vienna this weekend! We really put ourselves through it deciding on two amazing places in just three and half days. I can honestly say I have no regrets and we did our best seeing as much as possible in the time we had. We landed in Prague Thursday…

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weekend in brussels

What a GRAND place indeed. This weekend John and I explored none other than Brussels, Belgium. Known for all my favorite things (Chocolate, Waffles, and Fries) we were extremely excited for this trip. We left early on Friday and arrived around 10am. The flight alone was so beautiful, we went over the Swiss alps during sunrise- it was gorgeous. We…

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