Itinerary: Spontaneous European Summer 2017

 European Summer 2017 Countries: Spain, France, Italy, Britain, Hungary, Croatia, Germany Planning on spending your summer 2017 traveling across Europe?  Here’s my annual mock itinerary sharing exactly how I would do just that.  It might seem counter intuitive for a spontaneous traveler like myself to have such a detailed plan, but think of this as…

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Semana Santa in Sevilla: A Guide to Holy Week

 The Low Down on Semana Santa in Sevilla Celebrating Semana Santa in Sevilla was an 8-year goal of mine that finally, FINALLY came to fruition this past April. It is no secret that I absolutely love Spain and I always make a point to go during a festival because in my personal opinion, Spain does…

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I Was Chased By A Bull in Spain

The Short Story Of When I Was Chased By A Bull In Spain While In Charge Of 30 Campers So yes, I was chased by a wild bull in the middle of a rural mountainous region in Northern Spain and so were the 30 campers that I was in charge of at that same time. …

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Spring in Europe: Kings Day, Feria, Patio Festival

Spring Itinerary:Kings Day (Amsterdam), Feria (Sevilla), Patio Festival (Cordoba) This itinerary for spring 2017 is probably the itinerary I am most excited about all year.  I think that if you can swing these dates which are April 25th – May 6th (you can obviously adjust accordingly), you will have the most fantastic trip in Europe before the…

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Spontaneous Summer: Europe Trip

Spontaneous Summer in Europe By now I have tried to give multiple tools via my posts relating to the technical aspect of spontaneous travel, so today I decided I would write more of a narrative…my exact thought process during one of my longest and most spontaneous summer vacations.  Whether you read “Spontaneous Summer: Europe Trip” as…

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Shopping: Best Retail Stores in Spain

Shop ‘Til You Drop in Spain The shopping in Spain and throughout Europe is phenomenal; personally, I feel like all of the trendy items come out in stores in Europe first and then slowly trickle to the United States and other parts of the world.  That isn’t factually based, so don’t quote me on it,…

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10 of the Most Walkable Cities in Europe

A Thank You Letter to 10 of Europe’s Most Walkable Cities Dear Europe: Whenever I arrive in a city and I am frantically trying to figure out how to use the metro machines or what side of the street to catch the bus on, I am always delighted when I discover that I just need my…

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