Prague is a city that’s stolen a bit of my heart. My recent trip was my second 3-day trip to Prague, and I definitely wish I could have spent longer in both the city and the Czech Republic. Nowadays, Prague is one of the hottest tourist spots in Central Europe, and is very much open… Read More 3 Days CZECHing Out Prague
England is my favorite country in the world by far—there are so many different cities to see and places to explore. Being based out of Nottingham on this trip, I’ve made it my goal to try to visit some of the nearby cities and see what they have to offer. Most of the places I’m… Read More Daytripping Around England: Derby
The Rock of Gibraltar is Gibraltar territory’s biggest tourist attraction by far. The Upper Rock Nature Reserve is the official name of the site, but also goes by the “Top of the Rock” or just “The Rock.” I spent a great day exploring the Upper Rock and all it had to offer and absolutely loved… Read More A Day On the Rock of Gibraltar
I can’t believe that I hadn’t even heard of Gibraltar before the past year! Gibraltar is a Territory of the United Kingdom, located at the south-eastern tip of Spain. It’s joined to Spain (the nearest Spanish town is La Linea de la Concepcion) by a small isthmus, but is completely British through and through. It’s… Read More Visiting Gibraltar: A Sunny Version of England
Having lived in Nottingham for nine months during my study abroad in 2013/2014, I’ve got a lot of love for my adopted city. 2 years later on my second trip back, Nottingham still feels like home! Even though there were some really difficult times (living in a flat with 11 other people isn’t easy…), my… Read More Nottingham: An Insider’s Guide
I sat down to make a list of all the “things that can go wrong” when you travel, which tend to be exacerbated when you travel solo. I realized that almost every single bad situation happened to me with my trip to Russia. In 2014, I set off for a two-week solo trip to Russia—despite… Read More 7 Challenges I Faced on My Solo Trip to Russia, and the Lessons I Learned