Venice [Europe 2012: The forgotten blog posts]
All of those romantic things you’ve heard about Venice are probably true.I took this. It's actually this beautiful. No filters, no photoshop (except the words).Beautiful views across the waterIt's more…
Pisa [Europe 2012: The forgotten blog posts]
You know what feels more productive than working today? Updating my blog about our trip to Europe last summer. Because I never finished writing about some of the best parts!…
We’re going places, baby!
One of the best things about traveling is the different forms of transportation. For example, I rode to this coffee shop on a motorbike taxi! Thailand has SO MANY quirky…
Chiang Mai cooking class: OMG YUM
Before you ask: yes. I will gladly attempt to cook the following dishes again for you, and Britton will, too! (That's right - you read "Britton" and "cook" in the…
Elephants!
Ten things I learned about elephants while at Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand.1) Trunks have up to 140,000 muscles in them, primarily used for insisting you give him that…
Thailand: the first 48
In one word: challenging. In two words: challenging & great.Challenging because I do not speak one word of Thai. And granted, I knew this going in, and many people here…
¡Madrid!
There are some gaps in the trip, I know! We are safely home in KC and I owe this blog about a week's worth of adventures. Here is a post…
“The Romans were everywhere!”
We let ourselves sleep in - til all of 10:00! Then it's up and at 'em. Our "B&B" provided cereal and instant coffee, which I have quite the affinity for…
Woke up in Budapest, fell asleep in Rome
Travel day between Budapest and Rome was an early one, with the added stress of it being the first time traveling by plane after landing in London the first day.…
Setting records in Budapest
In Budapest we met up with one of my roommates from college, Rebecca. She's currently teaching English and Spanish in Hungary for the summer before returning to Spain to teach…