El Alcazar De Segovia: The Spanish Castle That Inspired Walt Disney
In honor of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary celebration taking place right now, I would like to share a story …
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Sampling The Legendary Suckling Pig of Segovia
Segovians are extraordinarily proud of their food and drink heritage. Perhaps you may know that Segovia is famous for being …
Did You Know Toledo Is Famous for Its Marzipan?
Finding a spot that sells freshly made marzipan sweets needs to be a priority the next time you visit Toledo, …
Eating Dinner At the World’s Oldest Restaurant: Restaurante Botín
Memorialized by frequent patron Ernest Hemingway in his famous book The Sun Also Rises, Madrid’s Restaurante Botín holds the Guinness World Record for …
The Most Festive Christmas Bar: Frosty’s Christmas Pop Up Bar in New York City
I hope your new year has been off to a great start! 😀 The last three weeks have been action-packed, …
Hidden Reclusive Nuns Sell Secret Cookies in Madrid
There’s a little not-super-well-kept secret that a sect of cloistered nuns in Madrid sells clandestine cookies to the public. In …
How to Apply for a Student Visa to Study in Spain
To live in Spain for longer than 90 days, American citizens who do not hold a European passport must enter …
Feeding Pigeons at Baščaršija Pigeon Square
There is no shortage of things to do at Baščaršija- one of Sarajevo’s old bazaars. Baščaršija is widely recognized as the …
Travel Crime: How a Child Tried to Rob Me at an ATM in Bosnia
Travel scams and crimes can run rampant in popular cities full of foreign tourists, unbeknownst to them. There are so …
Understanding Sarajevo’s ‘Warchitecture’ and War Wounds
The ongoing news about the war crimes between Russia & Ukraine has been reminding me a lot of the days …
How to Explore Sarajevo’s Abandoned Bobsleigh Track
How to Visit Sarajevo’s Abandoned Olympic Bobsled and Luge Tracks Once a proud symbol of Sarajevo’s 1984 Winter Olympic games, …
Memorable Food: Bosnian Bread and ‘Sarajevski’ Ćevapi
Mmm. If you have never tried Bosnian bread before, you really need to try it! It is some of the …
Dealing with Agoraphobia While Traveling In a New City
Agoraphobia is defined as having an extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, fear of leaving one’s …
The Scariest Bus Ride of My Life: Drunken Death Threats, Harassment, and More
Of all the memories I took with me from backpacking, this is probably the one night I would be perfectly …
I Traveled 13 Hours By Bus to Visit Pigeons In Another Country
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Pigeons, one of the most loathed animals on Earth, happen to …
