Europe
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Will Travel for Coffee: Frankfurt, Germany
I love discovering how coffee culture differs from country to country. Like how grabbing a coffee to-go is so common in the United States, but it’s practically sacrilegious in Italy. Or how Greek coffee is strong and somewhat bitter, while German coffee on the other hand is on the lighter…
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Where to Stay in Frankfurt, Germany
Where you stay can make or break a trip. So the older we get and the more we travel, the pickier we’ve become with our hotel choices. We’re not in our 20’s anymore, so price is no longer the biggest factor we consider. If a hotel has a review score…
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How to Spend Two Days in Frankfurt, Germany
A trip to Frankfurt, Germany sort of feels like you’re visiting two different cities at once. On the one hand, it’s a major European financial hub with massive modern skyscrapers. On the other it’s also a city filled with historic German architecture. It’s full name is actually Frankfurt am Main,…
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Trip Budget Breakdown: 1 Fall Week in Greece
This particular trip was a special one: we were celebrating my mom’s birthday! She’d never been out of the country before (besides Canada) and had always wanted to go to Greece, so of course we wanted to make the trip extra memorable. This called for a slightly higher trip budget…
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Useful Italian Travel Phrases
If you’re visiting any large/touristy Italian city like Milan, Rome, Florence, or Venice, it is likely that many of the people you come across will speak at least a little bit of English. While that may be the case, in my opinion it is only polite to try to learn…
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Trip Budget Breakdown: 2 Weeks in Italy
I’ve seen a lot of travel sites that talk about their trips, but almost never give people an idea of how much a similar trip would cost. I think transparency is important, which brings me to my new series – Trip Budget Breakdowns. First up: how much our two week…
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A Guide to the Acropolis Museum
Located opposite the Theatre of Dionysus, on the Southeastern side of the Acropolis Hill, is the Acropolis Museum. This archaeological museum, built on what is known as the Makrygiannis plot, houses artifacts from the Acropolis and its surrounding slopes. The Acropolis Museum has gone through many changes since its original…
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Sunset Wine Tour with Santorini Wine Adventure || Excursion Review
Before booking this wine tour, I had no idea that Santorini was famous for its wine. The island is best known for white and dessert wines, including Assyrtiko, Nykteri, and Vinsanto. There are some reds produced on the island, Mandilaria and Mavrotragano, but they make up the minority. So if…
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Santorini, Greece || A Two-Day Fall Trip Itinerary
After a few days in Athens, we hopped on a flight to Santorini for the second half of our Greece trip. Rather than staying in Oia (ee-yah), where it seems most people tend to stay due to the famous blue domes, we chose the capital city of Fira (feer-ah) instead.…
