Europe
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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.…
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Athens, Greece || A Three-Day Fall Trip Itinerary
The internet seems to have a love/hate relationship with the Greek capital city of Athens. I came across many of the same complaints during my trip research: it’s dirty, everything is super crowded, or it just isn’t safe to visit. Maybe it’s because of my experience living in Philadelphia and…
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How We Spent a Shortened Stay in Venice, Italy
When I think of Italy, I picture the streets and canals of Venice. The group of 118 islands that make up Venice are located in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. There are no roads, just canals and a series of bridges connecting all the islands. The exception being the…
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How to Spend a Quick 48 Hours in Milan, Italy
The difference between Venice and Milan is like night and day. Our two and a half hour train ride took us from what felt like old-world traditional Italy, to a large, more modern city. Because Milan is the fashion and financial hub of Italy, you’ll find traditional Italian architecture surrounded…
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My Five Night Bucket List Trip to Florence, Italy
Venice and Milan were lovely, but for me, visiting Florence was the main purpose of our entire Italy trip. For some backstory, I minored in Italian while studying Journalism at Penn State. As part of a 400-level course, I had to give a presentation on Italian architecture as my final…
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How to Spend a Spring Morning in Pisa, Italy
If you’re visiting Florence for more than 2 or 3 days, you should definitely make a pitstop in Pisa as part of your Italy trip. The Piazza del Duomo, aka the Cathedral Square, is a UNESCO World Heritage site known most famously for the Leaning Tower. The square is also…
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How to Spend Five Days Exploring Rome, Italy
Our two week trip through northern Italy ended with 5 days in the Italian capital city of Rome. I love how present-day Rome has integrated the ancient ruins of the Roman Empire into the fabric of the modern capital. Pretty much every step you take throughout the city will lead…
