Chances are, if you’re from New England and are already homesick, Europe is going to make you ache with it. Travel in Asia and Africa is easier on the heart because it is so different from home that you can just flow with the newness. But here in Europe? You’ll feel the tug in your… [Read More]
Spain
The Food I Thought Was Too Good to Exist
Before he boarded the plane back to California, my brother hollered: “Don’t forget to track down that crazy chocolate thingy my friend told us about!” “There’s no way it actually exists,” I scoffed. “It does!” my brother asserted. “Find it.” At the start of our Iberian week of adventure, my sibling had whispered a rumor… [Read More]
Your Uterus, Travel, and Difficult Life Choices
“Shut up, biological clock, SHUT UP!!!” This was my Twitter “tweet” which earned me the most re-tweets in a twenty-four hour span this month of any tweet I wrote. It seems people can relate! “When you have children,” beamed the husband of one of my generous Spanish hosts, “it is amazing. You suddenly understand the… [Read More]
Tourism to the Next Level: Mundane Saturday Errands!
“There gets to be a point,” said the somewhat smelly British traveler as he packed his backpack to move out of the hostel, “where you become so sick of famous waterfalls that you can’t bear to see another one.” I was on a short vacation in Brazil with my best friend four years ago when… [Read More]
Hot Fashion Shows and Fancy Cheese for All People!
“One thing I adore about living in Spain,” said American teacher Erin who has been living here for two years, “is that the quality of life is incredibly high for an incredibly large swath of the population. Good cheese… long lunch breaks… theater… live music… Nearly everyone, from construction workers to company presidents, can enjoy… [Read More]
