Our time in Phuket was much too short. But we jam packed as much as we could into the few days that we were there. Ryan and I stayed on the southernmost point of Phuket, at a boutique hotel called The Nai Harn. The hotel was located right on the beach with beautiful views of …
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Siem Reap
Siem Reap is a small town inside of Cambodia. While there we traveled by tuk-tuk, stayed at an awesome hotel, went to the cirucs, and explored the temples known as Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a series of Hindu/Buddhist temples; the main one was built in the 12th century. Each temple had its own unique …
Athens
Athens is such a cool place to be. It just has so much history. The city is very modern with its wide streets, metro station, and fast pace; but sprinkled amongst all the modern building are little bits of history. Blink, and you just may miss them. Our journey through Athens took us through sprawling …
Salzburg
Oh Austria, how beautiful you were! I personally loved our time in this country. Amongst mountains, rivers, castles, Mozart, and all things Sound of Music – what could you not love?! We took a slower pace in Salzburg because, well we could. Our first day we spent walking around the old town. We learned about …
Krakow
I’m having trouble finding the words to begin this post. I’ve written and rewritten my intro multiple times. But I now realize that I’ll never find the right words to describe what Auschwitz is and what it represents. I’ve wanted to visit Auschwitz for many years. I’ve watched many documentaries, cried over Anne Frank’s diary, …
Prague
Prague is a city of architecture. Almost all of the major sites are stretched out on a single walk through both the new and old parts of the town. Because the Czech people have spent so much of the past 100 years fighting for independence there is a wide variety of architectural styles. You can …
Amsterdam
Our first day in Amsterdam was a cold and rainy one. Our hostel was located fairly close to the Central Station. However, it was across the water – so we had to take a quick ferry to get to and from the mainland. The ferry is short, only about 5 minutes – and it’s free …
London
We arrived in London, and were so relieved to have some familiarity. I have been to London twice before, and truthfully just hearing English and being able to read the signage was comforting. We got set up at our hostel and walked to the Tower of London. Several people had recommended doing the Yeoman tour, …
Stonehenge
Trying to get to Stonehenge was a mess! We missed our bus the first day because we got lost on the metro. Ryan and I are not used to relying on public transportation, and even after 4 weeks here – we still don’t have it down perfectly. Getting better though! Anyway, we were able to …
Paris
Paris was an interesting city for Ryan and I. First of all, when we got to Paris – we were pretty exhausted. Physically, mentally, even emotionally. Almost halfway through our trip and we had been going going going nonstop. As well as, we had just climbed a whole mountain the day before. We got an …
Venice
Our last night in Florence, I pulled out my phone to check Venice’s weather for what I knew was going to be the same perfect weather we had been having since our trip started. However, to my complete dismay it displayed a 100% chance of rain the ONE day we would be in the city. …
Florence
In Rome and Pompeii we got to see the world as the Roman Empire had lived, but as we traveled north, to Florence, the days of the empire were behind us. Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, was full of architecture, art, and discovery harkening back to the height of Rome’s power. These were the …
Chianti
On Thursday, Ryan and I took a guided tour to two family vineyards outside of Florence. This experience was definitely a highlight of my time in Tuscany. While I don’t drink much wine – really only with friends and family, and Ryan doesn’t drink at all; I’ve always wanted to learn about the process of making …
Pompeii
I stood on the empty platform, in Naples, looking for Victoria as our train pulled up. She had run to the bathroom while I got our Eurail tickets stamped. There just wasn’t enough time in our 25 minute lay-over for us to do both together. So we briefly split up and agreed to meet at the …
Caravaggio
Earlier in the week we had been walking by a church, and found out that inside they had a few of Caravaggio’s works. The church was locked up, and the Pantheon was around the corner so we hurried on to see the ancient building. Later that evening when we had wifi at our hostel I looked …
Rome
Currently Ryan and I are sitting on a train leaving the eternal city heading to Naples to see Pompeii. Rome was so exciting, and we definitely could have stayed four more days just to enjoy the Roman culture and cuisine! I love me some pizza & pasta! Friday morning our flight landed at 9:30 am. …