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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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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bringing home to rome

Of all my weekends in Italy, this one has been the best by far. What could have been better than Cinque Terre, Amalfi, or Florence? Spending the weekend playing tour guide for Mom and Pops! One of the weirdest transitions of moving to Rome was not having my parents with me while travelling, and not having them close by. This…

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cinque terre

Cinque Terre, while hard for me to pronounce was not at all hard to love. This weekend, we got a group together (friends!!) that went to explore the Italian Riviera. It started bright dark and early Saturday morning, since the sun isn’t up at 4:30am. We grabbed a taxi, then a train, then another train, and then another taxi and…

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weekend in firenze

Aaaand we’re off!! waking up at 5am to thunder and lightning might not have been the best omen, but with Firenze on the horizon we were not slowed down. John, my roommate Abbey, and I boarded an early 7:15 train from Roma Termini. Many students from our school are visiting Florence this weekend and it’s reassuring to know that there…

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summer in tahoe

I have two older sisters and the younger of the two lives up in Truckee, California. This bodes well for me, as I get to visit her throughout the year and experience Lake Tahoe in all seasons. This weekend I got to enjoy Summer in Tahoe. The Drive up from Fresno is only 4 hours, and it goes by fast…

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