Spanish Tapas
Hey everyone! After living in Spain for almost a year, we learned a thing or two about Spanish food. Tapas are the greatest thing EVER. For those of you who don’t know, tapas are small dishes of food (similar to appetizers) that groups of people will share while having some drinks. Often times this can […]
The Sounds of Salzburg
Hey everyone!! The hills are alive with the sounds of….Salzburg! Now that you’ve heard about our time in Munich & Neuschwastein, it’s time to talk about the day trip we took to Austria. It’s strange as an American to say that we took a day trip to a different country, but this was actually our […]
Pizza, Pasta & More
Hey everyone! It’s safe to say that we ate some pretty amazing food during our time in Italy. I knew that I wanted to write a post about everything we tried during our time there, and I did my best to keep track of the different places we ate at. I’m going to share some of the great […]
Firenze and Family
Hello there! Florence (aka Firenze) is a city of history, art and culture. I absolutely fell in love with Florence and I am hoping that I can give you a taste of this incredible city. We traveled to Florence from Rome by train on Sunday evening. It took about 2 hours on the high speed […]
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. […]
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 […]
Happy New Beers!
Hello everybody! It is safe to say that during our trip to the Netherlands and Belgium we drank plenty of beer. Whether we were touring breweries and beer museums or simply exploring our options at the local bars, we learned a lot about beer in both countries. In Amsterdam, we first started learning about beer […]
Best of the Wurst
Hello everybody! As you may know, Amanda and I were able to take a trip to Germany for a long weekend. After spending our first day exploring the Christmas markets in Cologne we took to the streets of Dusseldorf to see what these markets had to offer. The markets were very similar to those in […]
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, […]
