Category: Europe
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Eat or Be Eaten at London’s Borough Market
Borough Market is one of London’s most famous markets- and contains exclusively food vendors! Head down to Southwark and you’ll start seeing the crowds of visitors intent on grabbing a bite. With more than 100 vendors covering about 4.5 acres, there’s a real wealth of options to choose from. Borough Market has been around in…
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Nymphenburg Palace, Germany
Located just a 15 minute drive away from Munich City Center, Nymphenburg Palace is the perfect option to explore a castle on a rainy day (without having to spend a whole day traveling outside of the city). This Palace was once the main Summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria, and the opulence shines…
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Is Eilean Donan Castle Worth the Visit?
Eilean Donan Castle is situated on a small tidal island connected to shore by a sturdy stone bridge. That sturdy bridge was especially relevant to my visit, when the island was experiencing heavy winds and high surf. The original castle was built in the 1300s and home to Clan McKenzie until it was destroyed for…
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Museum Highlight- Sir John Sloane’s Museum
If your Instagram is anything like mine, it has been flooded with people visiting Sir John Sloane’s Museum in London. The rave reviews caught my attention so I made sure to visit instagram’s latest darling on my next visit to London. The museum’s sudden online popularity has resulted in long lines outside the building- it’s…
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Hotel Review: Lisbon- H10 Duque de Loulé
In Lisbon, there’s no shortage of hotels of all shapes and sizes. I was a little overwhelmed by my choices, and when recommended the H10 Duque de Loulé, I found myself booking the hotel almost entirely due to its stunning balcony and blue-tiled interior. Since this hotel was my first stop after a long plane…
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Douro Valley Wine Tour
You can’t go to Porto without taking a wine tour! The city has its own wine named after it- port! We selected this tour, which conveniently picked us up right at our hotel. This did of course mean, that we had to pick up a few other guest before we could begin the journey to…
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The Best Day Trip from Lisbon- Sintra, Quinta da Regaleira, and Pena Palace
Easily one of the most popular day trips out of Lisbon is a tour over to Sintra- by which people usually mean a visit to the Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira. I love getting out of a city and exploring whenever I can, so I booked this small group combo-tour to take me to…
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Heraklion in a Nutshell
Iraklio, also known as Heraklion or Herakleion is the largest city in Crete, and also one of the major ferry ports on the island. Despite the many ways to spell the city with the Latin alphabet, I’ve settled on ‘Iraklio’ since it seemed to be the closest to how the locals pronounced the name. I…
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Should I Get An Athens Pass?
I know the Greek islands are getting all the hype on social media these days, but don’t skip out on Athens! Since most US airlines will have a layover in Athens before arriving at their island destination anyway, consider staying for a day or two in the capital city. Athens is a vibrant city with…
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Salzburg and the Sound of Music – DIY Tour
In celebration of heading to Salzburg, we queued up the Sound of Music movie. The city didn’t seem to be quite as big a fan of the movie as we were- there were very few labels so we had to rely heavily on an online guide to the shooting locations in the area. Plus, we…