The ceiling inside the famous Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Day 5: Versailles and Ostara in Paris We woke up on day 5 and hopped on the tram, headed to Versailles. I’d wanted to see the gardens there for a long time, and Ostara was the perfect time to do it. Versailles is included in… Continue reading One Week in Paris: Days 5 & 6
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One Week in Paris: Days 3 & 4
Day 3: Notre-Dame and the Best Tour of the Left Bank Day 3 was one of my absolute favorites while we were in Paris. This is mostly because of the tour we took in the afternoon, which we'll get to. First up: Notre-Dame. This was the first thing we did after commuting into the city.… Continue reading One Week in Paris: Days 3 & 4
Tremblement Interior: The Burning of Our Lady of Paris
Notre-Dame as I saw it on March 19, 2019. I’ve been processing the near destruction of Notre-Dame. This is a difficult thing to do, for a few reasons. The first and not the least: I stood in front of the cathedral and wandered its archways almost exactly a month ago. To wake up to the… Continue reading Tremblement Interior: The Burning of Our Lady of Paris
One Week in Paris: Days 1 & 2
I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Paris on a killer deal for Spring Break, with one of my best friends. We planned the whole thing ourselves, and I'd like to share with you what we did and how much it cost so maybe one day you can enjoy the City of… Continue reading One Week in Paris: Days 1 & 2
What’s in my Day Bag when I Travel
So you landed in a foreign country and found your way to a hotel or an Airbnb. First off: Congratulations! That’s a big deal. Pat yourself on the back, okay? Now it’s time to explore. I’m sure you already have a list of places you want to go, but I thought now would be a… Continue reading What’s in my Day Bag when I Travel
Enjoying [or at least not hating] Airplane Travel
I've been fortunate enough to travel to some amazing places. This means I've taken more than my fair share of flights. I lump these into 2 categories: short/easy flights (anything under 4 hours) and long haul flights (anything over 4 hours). The tips that follow can apply to all of them, but are geared toward… Continue reading Enjoying [or at least not hating] Airplane Travel
A Disappointed Vegan in Nashville
Two important things to note up front about this post: I had no control over most of this trip as it was planned by someone else. I told them I was vegan and trusted them to find me some options.I still had a blast. If I'd had more control, the vegan food was the only… Continue reading A Disappointed Vegan in Nashville
The Traveling Mindset & How to Bring it into Your Life
I've been fortunate enough to travel to quite a few places. However, most of that travel has been in the past 3 years. Before that, I didn't have the means to go anywhere beyond a weekend trip to the next city over, if that. It's pretty elitist to say that the only way to change… Continue reading The Traveling Mindset & How to Bring it into Your Life
What I Packed for Nashville & 5 Tips for Packing Light
I recently took a weekend getaway to Nashville for a bachelorette party. I'll be talking about the fun things I did in a later post, but wanted to take a moment to talk about traveling light and what I packed. I made it a rule a few years ago to never take more than one… Continue reading What I Packed for Nashville & 5 Tips for Packing Light
Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn: the Ireland Recap, Days 6 & 7
Perhaps my new favorite city in the whole world: Galway Day 6: The Cliffs of Moher & the Night I Fell in Love with Galway City Because we hadn't had enough of Ireland's natural beauty in the previous two days, on our drive up to Galway we stopped off at the Cliffs of Moher. This… Continue reading Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn: the Ireland Recap, Days 6 & 7
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