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The time had come for another trip, and so off my boyfriend and I went, to Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary!

We spent our first week in Austria, biking and basking in the beauty of Innsbruck and Salzburg. This was my first time in the alps and I was blown away! We got to enjoy their many pickled foods and delicious beers. I think I may even be a beer person now… shocking.

The second portion of our trip was spent in Prague and Bratislava. The culture—the art—the perfectly fried food—it was wonderful. I had my first “trdelnik” and realized that it is best, health-wise, that I do not live in Central Europe. Though it rained and the temperature dropped twenty degrees while we were in Bratislava, we still enjoyed ourselves. I broke my personal-item-backpack (not my big one, hooray!) and we soldiered on. We had quite a delicious pizza and cappuccino lunch that I will always cherish. Mmm. Pizza.

Then we were off to Hungary! We met up with my boyfriend’s mother and drove to the town of Eger, which is located near Hortobágyi National Park. I always enjoy seeing national parks in other countries. This one was scenic, though there were shockingly few people around. I learned that Hortobágyi was the Central European steppe conquered by Ghengis Khan and his horde. Perhaps people are still afraid to visit?

We returned to Budapest and spent a number of days roaming the city. There are endless things to do in big cities like Budapest, and never enough time. I became particularly fond of a running route up to a nearby religious site. The site was closed due to construction, but that made it even better! No tourists to weave around and scare accidentally while running.

For the final portion of our trip we took a train back to Austria and explored Vienna. We had so much fun together, stumbling upon festival after festival, eating one tasty meal after the next. One night we danced until late at a pop-up EDM show, which was also a youth political event for the Green Party? I love Austria!

Unfortunately, the trip had to come to an end. However, we were both so happy to come home! As other tourists know, you can only see so many churches and palaces before they start to blend together. And, as always, I have documented our trip in videos that I am still posting on my Youtube channel.

They can be found here: Central Europe Trip

I hope everyone else is enjoying autumn (at least here in the N. Hemisphere) and has the chance to get some travels in before the end of the year! Happy watching.

Another year means another trip across the globe with my partner and two of our closest friends. We took a stretch of time off from traveling last year to save money for our upcoming trips this summer and fall, and it has already proven to be well worth it. We started planning this trip to England, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland in January of this year. Visiting from April to May turned out to be an excellent time as the climate has been very temperate, but we did have to prepare for both cold and wet as well as hot and humid.

There is so much to see—from diverse, educational sites in the big cities, to picturesque natural beauty in the rural areas. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to see these things, and meet new people, and to do it alongside people that I care about so deeply has been wonderful.

Traveling gives one so much, but one of the greatest things it has given me is an appreciation for how lucky I am to have the friends, family, and partner that I do. They are caring, hilarious, intelligent people who help me do what I love: see new places and try new things!

After yet another trip with friends, I look forward to an upcoming trip I have with my family. I can only imagine what kinds of exciting things we will get up to!

I have been recording my travels on my Youtube account, and the same goes for this trip. The videos can be found at this link: Youtube 

Over the first weekend in February, my partner and I visited the Carnaval De Québec and explored the city, along with its neighboring town, Lévis. We had visited once before—on a roadtrip through Vermont, New York, and Canada in the summer of 2019—and it was a wonderful time. Old Québec is the closest we can get to the romantic cobblestone streets of our favorite European spots, and contains an additional French-Canadian charm. Though it was cold, it was only by a few degrees more than at home, and we were happily swaddled in our many layers.

I have wanted to check out this elaborate ice festival for years, and getting to see Bonhomme as part of an anniversary gift just made this experience all the more special. I documented our stay in a video that can be found here: Our Stay!

I look forward to going back sometime soon!

Over the past few weeks I have been fortunate enough to get to go on some long weekend trips! I have filmed these for my own documentation, as I tend to forget everything, but also to share my adventures with friends and family. One was to New York City in early September with my parents and partner to celebrate our six year anniversary. We have all been several times now, but it never gets old! 

The other was a few weekends ago to volunteer with the Common Ground Fair. This had been a dream of mine for the last few years, but obviously could not happen during COVID, and then I was out of the country last year! So it was a relief to finally get to do my part and see the fair from the working side of things. 

My recordings of these two trips are available to watch at: New York City and Common Ground Fair. 

What can be said about Greece that has not been said before? It was as warm, sunny, picturesque, and delicious as everyone claims. In May, two friends, my partner, and I flew to Athens to begin our island hopping journey through the Aegean, ending with a beautiful three days spent in Chania, Crete. Out of every place we stopped in—Mykonos, Santorini, Milos, Heraklion—I would say that that little coastal city had to be my favorite. Incredible Venetian-style architecture, perfect weather, water as clear as a window-pane; Chania had it all! Our trip was three weeks of lounging, swimming, and taste-testing, as we ate our way across the islands. If I could recommend one food, it would have to be the cheese ring filled with olives and tomatoes that I ate on our last day, or the baklava we had after dinner many nights. Much love to you, Greece! Looking forward to having your olives again someday.