Trying to discover the world one experience at a time
Everyone has seen pictures of Mont-Saint-Michel, right? The beautiful, picturesque island looming out of the sea off the Norman coast is topped with a towering monastery, the foundation of which stretches back to the late 10th century. As enthralling as all of the pictures make it look, the island is even more magical in person.... Continue Reading →
I write fairly often about how important it is to be flexible when you travel. I'm picky when it comes to who I choose to travel with because there are too many people who have exact ideas of what they want to see and when they want to see it. I find this puts way... Continue Reading →
Everyone knows about Paris. The City of Lights, romance, and wine with thousands of years of history, plenty of museums, and the eye-catching Eiffel Tower, visible from almost everywhere you go. There are so many monuments and Instagram picture-worthy things to see. Countless hours can be spent wandering random streets. Millennia of intense (and sometimes... Continue Reading →
I've been holding on to some news for a few weeks now because the timing wasn't quite right to post about it, but the time has come and I'm excited to share it with you all! Things in my life were getting quite repetitive and monotonous. I began to feel trapped in my daily routine.... Continue Reading →
Layovers are one of the most frustrating and time-wasting parts of travel, right? Not always! For the improvisational traveler or backpacker, layovers and transfers can become quick adventures to help you get even more out of your travels. Naturally, this doesn't apply as much to travel by plane as much as travel by train or... Continue Reading →
I know that I've said a million times how much I love the Middle Ages, but a lesser-known fact about me is that I also love Merlin on BBC (I love Arthurian Legend and anything surrounding King Arthur.) It's cheesy, it's nerdy, I love it. It was while watching some behind-the-scenes videos on YouTube about... Continue Reading →
-What was your biggest culture shock? Honestly, I did not spend a whole lot of time with other people. The majority of my trip was me wandering around from city to city viewing the monuments. For the most part, the people I interacted with were mostly hotel receptionists/concierge, servers at restaurants, SNCF (France's main railway... Continue Reading →
-If you could go back to one place you visited, where would you go and why? I had a really hard time with this question because I saw so many cities in such a short span of time (24 cities in 17 days!) I feel like I could return to any of the places I... Continue Reading →
-What was the most delicious food you had and how does it relate to the culture of the place you had it? This was also an insanely tough question to answer. Just thinking over the meals I had all over the country made my mouth water (I've posted a few pictures at the bottom of... Continue Reading →
-Why did you go to this place? There are actually quite a few reasons why I chose to go to France as my first solo trip. I think probably the foremost reason on my mind when I was choosing a travel destination was the fact that I already speak the language. I started learning French... Continue Reading →
The Soul Knows No Borders 