DAY 13 Castellane, Verdon Gorge, and the lavender fields of the Valensole Plateau After four days in Villefranche-sur-Mer (the longest we’d stayed in any one place on the trip!), it was finally time to continue on to the next…
History & culture
DAY 9 Continued drive along the Route des Grandes Alpes, evening stroll around Villefranche-sur-mer The rain had passed by morning, so we took a brief stroll around Mont-Dauphin, checking out the many local artisans’ shops before returning to our…
France Road Trip Part 1: Alsace & Burgundy
DAY 1 Drive from Cologne to Strasbourg Our trip actually began the day before in Amsterdam. After work, we drove to Cologne, Germany, where we worked remotely for a day before continuing onward. So our vacation officially after work…
Despite living incredibly close to the UK and with multiple modes of transportation linking Amsterdam to London to boot (flights, ferries, and the “chunnel”), we somehow hadn’t made it over yet in our first two years of living in…
We’ve been spending more time in our home city of Amsterdam than usual this first half of 2020, thanks to our dear friend COVID-19. All of our travel plans have been canceled and not yet rescheduled as we wait…
The Netherland’s largest castle, the striking red-and-white-striped De Haar Castle, is just on the outskirts of the lovely university town of Utrecht. De Haar is a sight to behold — an impressive Neo-Gothic building surrounded by a moat and…
Last year we spent the month of May in Paris, crossing off nearly every must-see attraction in the city over the course of three weeks. This left us with only a few opportunities for trips outside of the city…
12 Days in Morocco: Marrakech, Merzouga, Fes & Chefchaouen
This April, we crossed a big one off the bucket list and made our first trip to Africa! Morocco has been on my list for quite some time. I’d seen countless beautiful photos online over the past several years…
3 Days in Barcelona: Picasso, Modernisme, and Tapas Galore
I’ve been to Spain once before, back in 2009 when my sister came to meet up with me while I was studying abroad in Krakow, Poland. We visited Barcelona, trained to Sevilla, and then went on a multi-day road…
7 Days in Peru: Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu & the Amazon Rain Forest
In July of 2014, I hopped on a plane at New York’s JFK airport, heading south for my first (and so far, only) trip to South America. The destination was Peru: land of colorful textiles, llamas, and of course…