The Costa Brava, or rugged coast, is a Catalonian region in northeastern Spain. It stretches from the town of Blanes – about an hour northeast of Barcelona – all…
Welcome to my Itineraries series! This is the second installment of day-by-day trip recaps to help you plan your next adventure. Check out the first post here on 2.5…
Markets. Gelato. Bridges. Cathedrals. Palaces. Museums. Palace museums! There’s a lot of ground to cover in Florence. Luckily, it’s a walkable city and you can see (and eat) a…
In 2011 I spent Christmas in Italy during a break from teaching English in France. After two weeks of train rides between Milan, Venice, Florence, and Rome, I was…
The words “budget-friendly” and “Venice” don’t often appear together. The city is known for being pricy, which can be challenging for frugal travelers. Not all is lost, though –…
It was Dan’s idea to go to Tavira. While I was busy planning seaside cliff hikes further west along Portugal’s Algarve coast, he read about it in one of…
