The girl who travels the world in a dress
Last weekend, I visited London for the third time ever. However this trip was a bit different than the last two. Perhaps it was the weather. It was incredibly nice the entire time without a drop of rain. Or perhaps it was the beer. This time around we decided to go on a Soho Pub Crawl and it was quite a blast.
I live in the wonderful city of Granada, Spain. This is one of the most visited cities in Spain and yet I find that I often take it for granted. Doing photoshoots like this remind me of how lucky I am to have this experience. I recently found this little black dress on sale and thought it would be perfect for a photoshoot a sunset.
No trip to Lisbon would be complete without visiting Sintra. This village sits just about a 45-minute train ride from the center of Lisbon. It’s full of history and castles. However a trip out to Sintra can be a tad intimidating. There’s so much to see and it can be hard to do it all in one day. But fear not! Here I have your guide on how to do one day in Sintra, Portugal.
Hey all! Last week I spent a few days exploring Lagos, Portugal. If you have never been there, Lagos is a town on the beach in the Southern region of Algarve. I stayed with Top City Hostel for three days and had a great time exploring everything. The beaches in Lagos are truly unique.
On my last evening in town, my friend Jade and I from It’s time to explore shot some photos in the town and along the beach. So here’s a little roundup of just that! Also I’m co-hosting a linkup today! The details about that are below! Fashion bloggers, feel free to link up your posts!
One of my favorite countries to explore has been Portugal. I just completed my third of hopefully many trips to Spain’s wonderful and beautiful next door neighbor. This time, I decided to head south and explore the Algarve region. I spent three nights at a fun Lagos hostel called Top City.
When I travel, I typically stay in hostels. I find that nowadays, lots of hostels are actually pretty nice. I’ve stayed in quite a few that are modern and clean. Furthermore, I love the social environment that hostels cultivate. As someone who truly enjoys meeting people from all over the world, I love hanging out in the common areas. I’ve ended up having some of the coolest conversations and formed friendships. This sort of thing really doesn’t happen as much in hotels.
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I love road trips. I just love traveling on the open road and exploring new places. I love that when I go on a road trip, I get to travel at my own pace. I can stop for this or that. I can take a leisurely lunch or eat at the wheel. The choice is mine.
However not all cars are created equal. Some cars simply make for better road trip vehicles. Here are my tips on how to choose the best road trip car.
If you travel to Spain, you have to visit Andalucia. It’s a must. When I see people talking about traveling to Spain, they always seem to list Madrid and Barcelona first. I get it. I mean if you only have a limited time in Europe, you just try to hit the largest cities. You think “well I can at least say I’ve been to Spain if I go to Barcelona.” And I’m not knocking either of these cities. I’ve been to both several times and they are quite enjoyable. However if you just stick to those two cities, you miss out on a lot of the charm and character of Spain.
Andalucia is the southern-most region of Spain. It’s also the largest autonomous community in the country. Flamenco dancing was born in Andalucia. Tapas are severed free with beverages in many restaurants. Things are cheaper and the weather is nicer.
Hostel survival tips are pretty essential for making the most of budget travel. I have plenty. As many of my readers know, I prefer hostels over anything else when I travel. They save me money and have introduced me to some really cool people from all over the world. I work as an English teacher in Spain. While I certainly make more than enough money to live comfortably in Granada (Spain is cheap and basically all the restaurants serve tapas with a drink), traveling can be a tad bit trickier. Either you have those folks who saved up for years before moving to Spain and jet off every weekend or you have people like me. People who choose to travel on whatever is left over each month and the extra cash earned from private lessons taught to adorable children in the evenings.
When I say I live in Europe, it sounds like I could just travel anywhere all the time. While that would certainly be the dream, the reality is that I work in Spain as a teacher. While I certainly make more than enough to live comfortably here each month, it doesn’t always allow for extravagant spending when traveling outside of Spain. Furthermore, not all parts of Europe were created equal. I spent my winter vacation in the Netherlands and Belgium. Before going, I knew I needed to have a plan. A Bruges on a budget plan.
You for sure can spend lots of money when you travel. You also don’t have to and you can still have a good time. Here are 5 ways we did Bruges on a budget.
Did you know that some people in Andalucia, Spain live in caves? No, it’s not like the cave men of thousands of years ago. I mean people actually build their houses into the land like a cave. Several weekends ago, I spent a night in a Guadix cave house.
You can actually find houses like these on Airbnb. This one and this one look pretty cool. They are typically painted white inside. The idea is that they are super cold in the summer and super warm in the winter. My initial idea was to get a group of friends together and rent one of these. However when I was invited by friends who lived there, I thought “even better!” Chaz and Arielle are English teachers like me who got placed in the town of Guadix. They chose a cave house over a flat because why not? They were super gracious to invite us out there several weekends ago.