Europe
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A Guide to Exploring Stuttgart, Germany in 48 Hours
Stuttgart, Germany basically has middle child syndrome: often overlooked or ignored for its more well known neighbors – Frankfurt to the north and Munich to the east. Stuttgart is a relatively quiet, unassuming manufacturing city with one major tourist draw: it’s Germany’s Autohauptstadt, aka the car capital. Major manufacturers Mercedes-Benz…
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Where to Stay in Stuttgart, Germany
There are so many different things that can factor into where you choose to stay on vacation. Is it a special occasion that calls for a bit of a splurge on a luxury hotel? Is public transportation non-existent, making being close to downtown is a must? What is most important…
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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 plenty of travel sites talk about their trips, but they almost never give an idea of how much said trip cost. I think transparency is important, which brings me to my new series – Trip Budget Breakdowns. First up: how much our two week Italy trip cost us.…
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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…
