Destination: Lisbon, Portugal (Part 1)

Lisbon captured my heart as soon as I stepped off that airplane and made my way into its city center. To this day, it remains one of my favorite places to have ever visited in Europe, and it surprises me that not too many people whom I know outside of traveling would consider it a … Continue reading Destination: Lisbon, Portugal (Part 1)

Destination: Madrid, Spain (February 2016 Edition)

My first time in the capital of Spain was during my first year as an assistante last year. Although I have since gone back and revisited just this past December during the winter holidays (which you can read about in parts 1 and 2 here), and even though I essentially went to the same places as I'd done … Continue reading Destination: Madrid, Spain (February 2016 Edition)

Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 2)

Although I was in Barcelona for only three nights during last year's vacances d'hiver, so much had happened in terms of what I saw, what I did, and what I ate that it merits a second post just to cover them all! As written in the previous part, I'd hit the streets of the Catalonia capital during … Continue reading Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 2)

Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 1)

Towards the end of my first week of vacances d'hiver last year as an assistante, I headed over to warmer climates as means of escaping the Normandy cold. After a few days in the southwest of France (namely, Bordeaux, Pau, and Toulouse), I hopped over the France-Spain border to make my way to the latter country, for even more … Continue reading Destination: Barcelona, Spain (Part 1)