Tag: europe

  • I Hate Paris

    I Hate Paris

    It’s time you knew the truth.

  • Ireland Then and Now

    Ireland Then and Now

    Nostalgia is a powerful thing, and it got me bad. A couple months ago I was going through my mom’s hard drive with all the family pictures on it, and stumbled across a folder full of scanned pictures taken of my maternal grandparents– from about the 1950’s to 2017. I also noticed a couple similarities…

  • Catching a Cold in Amsterdam

    Catching a Cold in Amsterdam

    Delirium, Stroopwafels, and Van Gogh.

  • The Best Ancient Ruins In Italy

    The Best Ancient Ruins In Italy

    Thanks to the ingenuity of the Etruscans, Greeks, and later the Romans themselves, there are plenty of Ancient Ruins to explore in Italy. The best–in my not so humble opinion– is the town of Ostia Antica. 

  • Malahide Castle, Ireland

    Malahide Castle, Ireland

    I love visiting castles. The last time I traveled to Scotland, I walked for over an hour and a half around Loch Ness to Urquart castle, and then the next day took a two hour bus ride out to Eilean Donan Castle. So, when I realized there was a castle within a 30 minute dart…