So it honestly doesn't feel like I have done much this month so far but I think I have our itinerary more or less down and now just need to do some more research with final tweaks and prices. We arrive in Rome on December 27th at 11:35 am. That gives us time to pick [...]
Category: Travel Tips
My Love/Hate Relationship with Bucket Lists
I love making lists. I make lists for everything: groceries, weekly to dos, trip planning, packing, future goals, upcoming blog posts, you name it! I love the satisfaction of crossing items off a list. Heck, I'll even retroactively put something on a list that I already completed just to see it on there to cross [...]
Travel Trips: Dressing for a Mosque
As a non-Muslim woman, visiting a mosque for the first time can be a little nerve-racking if you are unsure of the dress code. Last year I had the pleasure to visit two mosques, one more traditional and one small Sufi mosque. The Sufi mosque had no dress code and people showed up with all [...]
Travel Tips: Buying Alhambra Tickets
Man! This was an incredibly difficult process and I have no idea why it needs to be so hard to buy these tickets! The Alhambra is one of the most popular tourist sites in all southern Spain (& a UNESCO Site) so it is totally understandable that tickets go fast but if you're not careful [...]
Travel Tips: Preparing for an Extended Summer Program
Both my husband and I have done multiple summer programs for teachers over the past few years and most of these programs include us staying in dorm-like settings. Now for many of us, its been awhile since we have had to share a bathroom and these types of living quarters can be filled with unexpected [...]
