Italy’s Cinque Terre – A Backpacker’s Oasis Pt. 1
After two full weeks of non stop travel, it was time for me return to the beach. Despite having visited Italy twice before, I didn’t know much about the Five Towns on the Northern Coast. After minimum research, I learned that Cinque Terre was basically some small, old Italian villages on the coast. It had…
How to Get to Bruges and Ghent from Brussels (and how NOT to)
It was at this point that I’d realized that I may have pre-booked the trip a little too much. I wanted to make sure I would be able to get to Bruges because I’d booked a hostel for one night there weeks before. So a few days before my trip, I booked a flixbus ticket…
My 3 Day Layover in Brussels
Yes, my next stop was Brussels, which geographically makes no sense. Here’s a quick explanation as to how I ended up there: I originally wanted to go to Italy from Spain. I wanted to fly because I didn’t want waste time getting north on land. But the specific airport I wanted to fly to from…
Bed Bugs and Traffic Jams – My Time in Malaga
I want to preface this chapter by reminding you that I really do not like to complain. Every city in the world is wonderful, and has great aspects. However, I PERSONALLY was not a fan of Malaga. I’m not saying don’t go — I think everyone should visit everywhere. But if you have limited time…
Granada’s Free Tapas
Backpackers are the friendliest people in the world. I had just gotten off my bus from Cordoba, and was on an extremely cramped public bus to my hostel when 2 young American guys moved over so I could sit next to them and started a conversation as if we’d known each other for years. This…
Old Town Cordoba
Cordoba is about 45 minutes from Sevilla by train. To be completely honest, Cordoba started off pretty rocky. When I arrived, I learned an important lesson about travel: never judge a city by the area around its train station. When I got off the train, I couldn’t understand the Cordoba hype. It seemed like a…
Sultry, Sweaty, Smiley Sevilla
I have one word to describe Sevilla, Spain: HOT. I knew it was going to be warm when I was traveling, especially in early June, but I did not expect the 100+ degree weather that I experienced the entire time I was in Sevilla. The strangest part about Sevilla is that even though it’s constantly…
The Adventure Continues -Exploring the Beaches of Lagos
I woke up early the next morning to catch the first of many long bus rides through the European countryside. I was headed to the coastal town of Lagos. My seat was in the first row, and a friendly Canadian girl who was also traveling alone sat next to me. We chatted for a while…
Landing in Lisbon – my first 24 hours as a solo female traveler
I chose Lisbon as my first city mostly because I was able to find a one-way, direct flight from Newark for $219. It was also a good starting location because I’d been there once before with my boyfriend Evan. We’d spend 5 days there in 2018 and had fallen in love with the city, so…
Jet Lagged Gianna 