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Wintry Fairy Tale in Prague
Prague was the city I was most excited to visit on my European road trip. From the first time I saw photos of it, I knew it was bound to be a gorgeous real-life fairy
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Snowy Salzburg
The drive to Salzburg from Milan was a treacherous one–the snow was coming down so hard and laying on the road, which made the journey almost two times as long. By the time we finally
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Boston Under Siege
I arrived in Boston 12 hours later than I was originally supposed to due to inclement weather in my connecting city. It’s amazing what can happen in just 12 hours: a robbery at a convenience
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My Heart is with Boston
A few months ago I wrote a post about my love for Boston. I can’t accurately put into words how saddened I feel about Monday’s unfathomable attack on not only a city I love, but
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Not Much Love for Milano
Let me preface this by saying that I didn’t spend a lot of time in Milan, so I don’t have a lot of room to critique, but, it was probably my least favorite stop on
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Foodie Friday: Skyr
This week I went to see my favorite band, Sigur Rós. If you don’t know them, they’re Icelandic and definitely worth listening to (see my Iceland playlist for more artists, too!). Anyway, while I was
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Dream Destination: Patagonia
I just want to apologize ahead of time: I’m completely overwhelmed right now between working 40 hours a week, taking two classes for my master’s, working on a certification for work, and still trying to
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Old-time German Town: Fredericksburg, Texas
Today I’m going to switch gears a little bit and focus on something other than the road trip around Europe. My dad and stepmom came to visit me in Austin this weekend and we decided
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Foodie Friday: Italian Goodies
Today’s Foodie Friday features some of my favorite Italian goodies ever! When I studied abroad in Rome, I fell in love with so many foods we just didn’t have in the US (or maybe we
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In Fair Verona
So, after I waxed poetic (or got all amore, as my friends would say) about Italy in my last post, it’s time to get down to the details, starting with Verona.
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My Long-Overdue Return to Italia
Picture it: Italy, summer of 2006. I was a fresh-faced college student who decided that I wanted to study abroad for a summer. Why just a summer? It’s a decent commitment–if I hated it, it’s
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Foodie Friday: Austrian Apfelstrudel
This week’s Foodie Friday features apfelstrudel. You absolutely cannot go to Austria without eating apfelstrudel–a delicious concoction of flaky dough, apples, cinnamon and sugar, and served with a side of vanilla ice cream (or custard