Backpacking through Europe for a month has been wild. We’ve bounced our way through eight different countries in only a month and it’s been such a whirlwind. Moving from hostels and Airbnbs so frequently has forced me to really perfect my packing strategy. To avoid packing and unpacking my entire backpack every time I change …
I was so excited to come to Paris! I just wanted to eat Macarons and French Onion Soup and crepes and baguettes and croissants all day. It’s home to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and Disneyland Paris, and I’m sure you already know why people are excited about Paris. After only three hours …
Germany has a special place in my heart. It was the first foreign country I traveled to in high school, it’s the only country where I’m somewhat capable of speaking the language, and it’s the only country I’ve traveled to multiple times. Germany has some great vegetarian options. The rahmschwammerl (creamed mushrooms and bread dumpling) will …
I always knew that our year traveling the world would go by too fast. I try to cherish every second in every city because I don’t know if or when I’ll be back. I try to limit myself from saying things like “I can’t wait till…” because the year is going fast enough without wishing …
Runners, Take Your Marks The race did start until 9:30 AM, which was much later than we’re used to. This was nice in that we could technically sleep in, but I woke up in a panic at 6:30 thinking that I’d slept through the race. No sleeping in for me. We walked to the starting …
Back in June, we were two drinks into happy hour at Stout (our favorite Chicago bar) when we hopped on our laptops and registered for the Budapest Marathon. We had intended to try to run a few marathons abroad and Budapest fell perfectly in the month we planned to be in Europe. We probably would …
My husband hates salad. He hates that as a vegetarian, people think that salad is valid meal option. He also hates lettuce, which is included in salad, but his hatred extends to lettuce on sandwiches, tacos, burgers, etc. I have managed to trick my husband into eating salad for a few years now by calling …
Connection 1 Origin: Chicago, United States (ORD) Destination: New York, United States (JFK) Flight Cost: $126 Payment Method: Cash Value per Point: NA Flight Date: 9/26/17 Flight Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes Flight Delay: 0 Miles Covered: 810 Airline: Jet Blue Plane: Airbus A320 Class: Economy Entertainment: Modern Family Amenity Kit: None Food: Cheese Its Drink: Sparkling water Primary Language: English Memorable Moment: Uneventful, honestly. Connection 2 …
I came to Vienna with a lot of optimism. I liked the idea of the grand Baroque city, home to Mozart and Freud, and the scenes of the Sound of Music (which turns out was actually filmed in Salzburg, so that’s my bad). I took the walking tour, like I do in every city, and …
We got into Krakow at 8 AM after taking the over-night train from Vienna. It was nine hours on a stop-and-go train, that was running an hour late (ask me how I feel about train logistics, I dare you), with crappy sleep in 20 minute increments. We hadn’t showered and our walk to the hostel …