A two hour siesta and a free tapa with every glass of sangria? Yup, Granada, Spain is a pretty perfect place for this girl. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy my time in Granada as much as I did. In fact, we even ended up booking an extra night at our hostel! But pretty much all we […]
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Photos: Inside Granada’s Famous La Alhambra

A trip to Granada is not complete without touring La Alhambra. Our guide on our walking tour even said, “You won’t leave Granada without seeing La Alhambra.” Tickets are difficult to get, especially during the summer high season. I tried to buy tickets online two days before we arrived in Granada but they were sold out […]
62 Backpacking Tips From a First Time Female Backpacker

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 […]