Sitting in the Los Angeles airport, neither Ally nor I had a hostel booked in Paris, nor our connecting train rides to take us down to the start of the Camino de Santiago in St. Jean Pied de Port, France. All we had were ridiculous smiles on our faces and our backpacks, which carried limited …
You’d think I’d already seen most of Budapest by this point. But, oh, there was so much more. At the ruin bars the night before, Ngoc and I made plans with some other Californians (Ngoc is a Californian as well) to go to Budapest’s famous baths in the afternoon. But first, we had our own …
It was my second day in this amazing city. While everyone at the hostel slept in with a hangover, my new friend Ngoc and I woke up to a full day of exploring Budapest. Having just gone on a tour the day before, I acted as a tour guide for her, and shared whatever fun …
Before returning to home sweet home in California, I wanted to have one last trip…to myself. Inspired by all the solo travelers I met in Berlin and encouraged by the good things I heard about Budapest, I broke it to my mom that whether she liked it or not I was going on a solo …
, My semester in Madrid ends within the first weekend of May, but I’m not ready to leave Europe yet. One of my roommates, Elyse, picked the beautiful island of Mykonos, Greece to celebrate her birthday so I was lucky enough to have a vacation-like adventure after finals. I was ecstatic to go to Greece, …
After ten days of constant travel over Spring Break, you’d think I’d be ready for a moment of stillness. Nope. The week following my three-country adventure, I was booked for a weekend in San Sebastian. And I was actually looking forward to it.
How do I begin to talk about Amsterdam? Well, for starters, we decided to take a train from Berlin to Amsterdam in order to get a peak at the central European countryside. Unfortunately, because of our night before, we were wiped out for the first couple of hours. But I made sure to pop my …
I didn’t know what to expect in Berlin. While packing to leave London, my roommates and I looked at each other and asked, “So, what’s in Berlin?” We’re great planners. No matter, as what usually happens when I have no expectations, I ended up loving Berlin. It actually was my favorite part of my Semana …
One of the best parts of studying abroad is Semana Santa (direct translation: Easter Week). This means ten days – yes, ten days! – off from school and, therefore, a perfect opportunity to travel. While several classmates chose to visit the warm coast of Spain or eat gelato and pizza in Italy, two of my …
I absolutely fell in love with Barcelona. While I unfortunately missed the beachy and warm Barcelona for clouds and rain, the city did not fail to capture me. My first day in Barcelona, I decided to visit the biggest tourist attraction, La Sagrada Familia. La Sagrada Famila is an investment, costing about fourteen euro to …