Uh oh! An email from the owner of the hotel I was to stay at in San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy. He needed to close the hotel early for the season (summer) as his wife was about to have a baby. What did this mean for me and my reservation made a month ago? Well,…
I said I would be back and here I was. The first time I saw the Alpe di Siusi region of the Dolomiti (Dolomites), my mouth fell open…jaw-dropping holy s*** this is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen. It really is that gorgeous. It was mid-June, it was green, the sky was blue and…
As I walked out onto my balcony tonight, on a clear, cold night, I knew the stars would be out in full force. I heard the sound of the cow bells, clanging in the chilly, dark mountain air. The stars, so many, twinkled at me – so many that I couldn’t make out the constellations. I will…
“I think we’ve come to far,” my worried dad says from the backseat of my Irish friend’s car. “No, I think we need to go a bit farther,” I reply as I navigate down the rural road. We’re in County Waterford near the tiny town of Ballymacarbry in the Nire Valley. So, basically in the…
Paris. For those who have been there, it conjures up definite feelings – of love or not love. For those who haven’t been there, it can bring a dreamy look to the eyes – a look of yearning. The City of Light is a city you dream of. And for those who have been lucky…
Today we are wandering our way to the west of Ireland, specifically the Dingle Peninsula. In the southwest of Ireland there are 5 peninsulas, kind of like fingers, that jut out into the Atlantic Ocean. Dingle is the farthest north and is just north of its more famous neighbor, the Iveragh Peninsula, or the Ring…
