Travel, eat, repeat.
Marrakech shopping I went to the desert to sand board. I went to Marrakech to shop. Shopping in the Medina, or Marrakech’s Old City, is an out-of-body experience. I’ve never wanted to buy things more than in those three days. My friends warned me to bring an empty suitcase. Reluctantly I brought an empty suitcase. […]
The Rissani market Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, Rissani hosts the local market for the area. Locals, and a few visitors departing the desert, shop the market for produce, meat, spices, crafts, bikes, goods and even donkeys? We parked just off the main street in what was one-third car lot, one-third donkey lot and one-third […]
If your visit to Krabi falls on a weekend, do not miss the Krabi Night Market “Thanon Khon Dern”. Here you’ll find the best food in the entire region.
Having lived in Amsterdam for a few months now, it only seems appropriate to update one of my all-time favorite posts. I originally wrote this post about a year ago, after having spent only four days in Amsterdam. Now that I call Amsterdam home, I have fallen even more deeply in love with the wide […]
A glass of wine or two and a few clicks was all it took for me and two friends to book a one-way ticket to Antwerp. Turns out, I love Antwerp and here are the many reasons why. So many in fact, I had to split the post into two equally fabulous parts. Want to hear […]
The Marolles Flea Market The Marolles Flea Market on Place du Jeu de Balle is just that. A flea market. The Marolles Flea Market is the most famous flea market in Brussels. It originated in 1919 and is open 365 days a year from 6 am to 2 pm on weekdays and from 6 am to […]
Dutch cuisine isn’t exactly something people talk about. Italian food, absolutely. Spanish food, most definitely. Chinese food, uhh duh! But Dutch food doesn’t typically rank high in the Michelin world. Of course, being the food-loving traveler that I am, I sought out to find the best street foods in Amsterdam. The Top 7 street foods in Amsterdam […]
11 Reasons Why You Should Visit Germany In The Winter Sure, sure, traveling in the winter has its downfalls. It’s cold. The weather is unpredictable. Events get cancelled. Flights get delayed. And did I mention, it’s cold! If you can get past this minor detail, you can enjoy all Germany has to offer its winter visitors. Here […]
The Best Stalls at La Boqueria Tucked away on Barcelona’s most famous street is Barcelona’s even more famous market, La Boqueria. The street is called Las Ramblas. Las Ramblas is a little less than a mile long and leads from Plaza Catalunya all the way to the seaport. Las Ramblas at one time was a river. […]
No trip to Barcelona is complete without a visit to El Mercat de La Boqueria. La Boqueria is one of the reasons why Barcelona is my favorite city in Spain. If you enter the market in the early morning hours or just after the tourists have lunched, you can truly appreciate and understand Catalan life. […]