Sometimes, you walk into a place and feel an immediate revelation — this is what I’ve been searching for, and I didn’t know it until now. That’s how I felt about Bologna — la grassa, la dotta, la rossa — my new favorite city in Italy. I’ve been no stranger to falling in love with […]
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After spending the past few days in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, I’ve completely fallen in love with this absolutely delicious region. For now, here’s an introduction in photos: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna’s largest city, as seen from Piazza Maggiore, the heart of the city center. Bologna is a university city, a northern city, and a lesser touristed Italian city,
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I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy, especially northern Italy. And while I studied in Florence and visited the canals of Venice, the beaches of Liguria, the cathedrals of Milan and the hill towns of Umbria, there are so many places in northern Italy that I haven’t yet visited. The region I’ve wanted to
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My whirlwind jaunt to Edinburgh was filled with a surprising amount of sightseeing for the short time that I was there. Get enough travel bloggers in one place and that will happen, more often than not! I always recommend visiting a city where your friends live and having them show you their favorite places. It’s
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Snowdonia National Park overflows with endless beauty, and the scenery is thrilling from virtually every angle. If you are booking cottages in Wales, you should make the effort to visit this natural wonder! I’m so glad that I did. When I wrote about climbing Mount Snowdon, I couldn’t possibly fit all of my favorite pictures
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Climbing Mount Snowdon is one of the top adventures Wales has to offer! At 1,085 meters, Mount Snowdon is the tallest mountain in Wales (and taller than anything in England as well — only Scotland has higher peaks!), and climbing it is a rite of passage for adrenaline junkies in the UK. Mount Snowdon is
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Haggis is the quintessential Scottish food. And it sounds pretty scary. According to Wikipedia: Haggis is a dish containing sheep’s ‘pluck’ (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally simmered in the animal’s stomach for approximately three hours. Yeah…I know. Despite the description, lots of people
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“Bring warm clothes — Scotland is the only place in the UK that makes me shiver!” Anthony told me a few days before we left for Edinburgh. He didn’t have to tell me twice. I packed my new winter coat, two pairs of jeans, and wondered whether I’d be shivering in dresses and leggings. Then
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If there were any historical figure who could move me to tears, there’s only one. Mozart. Many of you know that I was groomed to be a serious musician from a very young age. I worked hard; I later enrolled at Boston Conservatory. And while it didn’t turn into a full-time career, music has always
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While attending TBU, I had a lovely surprise. I won one of the prizes from Austria Tourism — a night at the five-star Interalpen Hotel-Tyrol in Seefeld, Tirol! I brought my friend Pia as my guest and we got the luxury treatment, complete with a tour of the resort and a welcome reception with rose champagne. Our
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