Ahh, my first backpacking travel nightmare. It was bound to happen eventually. Leaving Brussels, Chelsea and I went our separate ways for the weekend. She jumped on a train to Amsterdam while I was to hop on a flight to Rome to see my boyfriend who was on a family vacation there. It’s pretty awesome that […]
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Bruges: Belgium’s Fairytale Town of Beers and Waffles
I had one mission and one mission only for Belgium. Try as many Belgian beers as I could. Get me a Hoegaarden or anything Belgian white, wheat or blond and I’m a happy gal. But I was happy to find that everything in Belgium is as delicious as their beer! Let me tell you about Bruges. It’s […]
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Howth, Ireland: Getting Outside of Dublin to Experience Nature
Even though it’s the cities in Europe that get most of the attention, it’s the towns outside that are some of the best places to explore. During my stay in Dublin, my travel mate Chelsea and I took a 25 minute train out to Howth, Ireland, a smaller fishing town. There’s not a ton to do in […]
Surviving Our Stay at Dublin’s Isaacs Hostel
My travel mate Chelsea and I survived our first night ever in a hostel. But I’m not entirely sure how. Isaacs Hostel is considered one of the best in Dublin. We chose the cheapest room which was an eight bed, co-ed room. The room smelled absolutely awful. There were four giant football equipment bags and it smelled […]
‘What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?’
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”That is the question that started this blog.It all began when I got the courage to officially leave my job as a social media producer at ABC News and backpacked around Europe for three months.The story really began in January 2014. I was starting to feel unsure about where my career was […]