Hi everyone! This post in continuation of my full coverage of my trip to the Açores, the group of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic. Check out my other posts about the Açores here. Can you imagine tea growing somewhere in Europe? When…
Hi everyone! This post in continuation of my full coverage of my trip to the Açores, the group of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic. Check out my other posts about the Açores here. Most people who come to the Açores have at…
Amongst the many destinations to explore on the Açores, the town of Furnas is one of the more wondrous, and relaxing, ones. Furnas is unique in that it is located in the easternmost part of three active trachytic volcanoes on the island of São…
I have been so incredibly excited to share the next several posts with you. In the summer of 2016, I visited the land of my ancestors: the Açores. My mother is from the island of São Miguel and I have visited several times over…
CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR HERE TO START PLANNING YOUR BARCELONA ADVENTURE TODAY WITH A TEMPLATE! Day 1 – Easing into the City Depending on when you arrive, you may or not need things to do on your first day. You may just want to…
This is part II of a three part series on the struggle for Catalan independence (you can read part I here). I want to reiterate, again, that I am only one perspective on an infinite spectrum of lenses. The Spanish Civil War is one…
I want to preface this post with a lot of self-criticizing statements. I am in no way an expert or an authority on this matter at all. I know there are people who are passionate about this subject, and I am no way trying…
Location: Barcelona, España Cuisine: Vegetarian/Catalan If you know anything about Spain, you may know that vegetarianism isn’t exactly a widespread lifestyle. Vegetarianism is common in some Asian countries, like India and Taiwan. A handful of European countries as well as Australia and New…
CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR HERE TO START PLANNING YOUR COPENHAGEN ADVENTURE TODAY WITH A TEMPLATE! Morning Copenhagen is really designed for cycling, so I would first and foremost recommend renting a bike. After that, start off in North Copenhagen with the Little Mermaid…
Back when I studied abroad in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2014, I discovered the fun and wonder of going to the pub. Pub culture was not something I was aware of growing up in the US and Thailand as a teenager. Since then I…