When most people think of Greece, they think of the Greek Islands—Mykonos, Crete, and Santorini. They think of white houses with blue shutters on a hilltop and a sunset in the background. And it’s truly beautiful. But, if all you […]
Well, well, well… what have we here? The abandoned Hotel Monte Palace in São Miguel, Azores. This hotel there would be the perfect place to stay, but for the fact it’s completely falling apart. It’s actually perched on a mountaintop […]
My recent father-daughter adventure to Finland and the Baltics made me realize… #IHaveThisThingWithAlleys. The Old Towns of Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius are filled with them. And they all make for gorgeous Instagrammable spots in the Baltics. Not only that, they […]
If you’ve visited a thousand and one castles and cathedrals like the #AdventurePartnerForLife and me, you might be thinking that this is just. another. castle. I have a secret for you, though—it’s not. Welcome to Bran Castle, better known to […]
Yes, I have a thing for remote little islands — the Azores, the Galapagos, Capri, Japan, Fiji, Islay, New Zealand, Iceland, and, my latest addition — the Faroe Islands. Several people told me they had no idea the Faroe Islands […]
For some unknown reason, I’ve harbored an intense, multi-decade fascination with Iceland. Perhaps because we considered moving there instead of Belgium when I was seven years old and I was always curious about the place we didn’t move to. When […]
You’ve hiked hundreds of stairs in winding alleyways and find a wooden sign that reads, COLD DRINKS. You’ve officially arrived at Cafe Buza.