Our Time with the Pope

Hello Everybody! During our stay in Rome, we were able to visit Vatican City. It was a great time to be visiting the Vatican because it was during the Easter season. This part of our stay in Rome was arguably the most incredible experience for me. Our first visit to Vatican City and Saint Peter’s […]

All Roads Lead to Rome

Hello everybody! During our spring break, Amanda and I took a vacation to Italy for the week. The best part about the trip was being able to meet both of our mothers there and travel together with them! Aside from Amanda, it was everyone else’s first time in Italy and we were ready to explore. […]

Marrakech Medina

Hey everyone! You’ve heard about our adventure to the Sahara but now it’s time to tell you about our stay in Marrakech. Although our primary reason for visiting Morocco was to go to the desert, we had a little time to explore Marrakech as well. We stayed at Hostel Riad Marrakech Rouge inside the Medina […]

Sahara Desert Excursion

Hello everybody! As you know from the last post, my brother Mike was able to visit us across the pond for 10 days. After meeting in Madrid and exploring many of its sites for a day, we were off to start our next adventure in Marrakesh, Morocco. We spent a total of 4 days in […]

Madrid for the Day

Hey everyone!! At the end of February, Mark’s brother, Mike flew to Spain to visit us for a week! Thursday night we took an overnight bus from Sevilla to Madrid and met him there on Friday morning. Although we only had one day / night in Madrid before we flew to Morocco on Saturday, we definitely […]

Everyday Life

Hey everyone! Now that we are both settled together in Alcalá, we thought it would be interesting to share with you a glimpse into our everyday life. Most of our blogs and videos revolve around traveling, but you may be wondering what we do during our everyday work week. Mystery solved. Check out the details […]

New Years in Amsterdam

Hey everyone! I know that it has been a while since we blogged, but the holidays were a busy time for us. Let me explain. After missing our connecting flight home, we arrived a few hours later than expected (1am on Christmas Eve). As if that wasn’t enough bad luck, Mark and I were both […]

Christmas in Cologne

Hey everyone! Last weekend, we were transported into a Christmas fairy-tale while visiting Germany. It was a weekend filled with good company, beautiful Christmas lights, live music, food & laughter. To begin, we were lucky enough to meet up with one of our friends from college (Chris) who flew from Malta to meet us for […]

Je suis Paris

Hello everybody! Two weekends ago Amanda and I were able to travel to Paris, France, or as Amanda kept reminding me, the city of love! Unfortunately, as you may have realized, Paris was just one week removed from a brutal terrorist attack and the city was on high alert (as were Amanda and myself). Fortunately, […]

Palace of Versailles

Hi everyone, Last weekend, Mark and I were lucky enough to visit Paris for the weekend. Despite the chilly temperatures and short amount of time we had, we were determined to see as much as we possibly could! On Saturday morning, we woke up early and caught a train to Versailles (about 30 minutes outside […]