Endless custard pastries, ornate tile murals, colorful buildings, and coastal vistas. This isn’t just the stuff of dreams (minus the stairs and hills it takes to access said coastal vistas), it’s Lisbon! Our first weekend trip of our semester abroad in London, this departure to Portugal was a much-needed escape from cloudy days and a…
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LA DOLCE VITA: PRAIANO
Our third day took us on some unexpected turns. We had hoped to spend the last day of our vacation in the coast’s namesake town of Amalfi, but because of the aforementioned awful transportation (the buses were so crowded they didn’t even stop), we ended up exploring Praiano. And mayhem ensued. Though our last day…
LA DOLCE VITA: POSITANO
Ahh, it feels good to be back to Italy. Or at least, pretending to be by writing this. Here for the latest of posts I’m really far behind on, a recap of one the Amalfi Coast’s most postcard-perfect town, Positano! Not sure if I stressed this enough in my last post on Capri, but we…
LA DOLCE VITA: CAPRI
Here it is folks, the Amalfi Coast Post That No One Knew I Was Writing But Have Been Pumped About For Some TimeTM. I’ve mostly been excited because “coast” and “post” rhyme. But also, this entire trip was a dream, and I’m so happy to finally get around to sharing it! For our first school…
The Last Sunday in San Francisco
My family’s visit gave me the opportunity to show off San Francisco through my own eyes. Since three out of my four family visitors had been to the City by the Bay before, I was able to pluck out some of the spots worth visiting beyond Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39 (though we did hit…
Hip, Hip, Ouray! (and Telluride and Aspen)
Wanting to get caught up? Read our last Colorado post here. Another day, another Colorado adventure. I’m turning into Daniel Boone overnight! After Ellie flew back to SF, the rest of my family got to stick around. We spent a few days lazing around the cabin, which is never hard to do. I could sit…