As a first time female backpacker, I thought I was completely ready after the research I did. But there were still some tips that the interwebs didn’t give me. So I thought I would share some of the tips I learned during my three month backpacking trip around Europe: Don’t pack like an idiot. Chelsea rolled […]
Review: What’s It Like to Use Bla Bla Car
Getting around Spain isn’t as easy as Italy and Northern Europe. With a Eurail pass, you can just show up to the train station and get to wherever you want to go. Our travel for Spain included Barcelona to Alicante to Granada to Seville to San Sebastián. The train from Barcelona to Alicante was easy. My friend Mel and […]
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Getting Out of Major Cities to Alicante, Spain
After Barcelona, my next Spain stop was Alicante, a small beach town in the south of Spain about four hours away. It’s always nice to get out of cities once in awhile. I feel like when you’re just in the major cities in each country, you don’t get to really feel the culture. Our first […]
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Experiencing the Food and Culture of Barcelona
Is Barcelona number 1 on everyone’s travel bucket list? Because I know it was pretty high on mine! During my European backpacking trip, my friend Chelsea and I met up with our Aussie friends, Mel and Mack, who we met in London. It was perfect timing that we were all in Barcelona! Our first night […]
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The Pink Palace: How to Survive Your Stay at Greece’s Infamous Hostel
Have you heard of The Pink Palace? It’s a hostel on the island of Corfu in Greece and is popular in the European backpacker/study abroad hostel scene. And also in the world. CNN named it the number one party hostel on the planet. You may have heard about their infamous booze cruise which can turn […]
Our 48 Hour Horrible Travel Nightmare
Spontaneity. Such a funny concept when it comes to long term travel. I am not spontaneous. Sometimes if it’s something…no, I’m not spontaneous. As I’ve said, I’m super Type A so I like to be organized and have a set plan. And I really like control. But when we met our two friends from California […]