Ios is an island only an hour ferry ride away from Santorini and one of my favorite places I have visited! It is significantly smaller with less selfie stick tourists compared to Santorini. I loved Santorini, but After visiting Ios I really fell in love with the vibes of the smaller islands. We spent our … More Ios
Mamma Mia and Sisterhood of the traveling pants taking place in Greece made me always want to visit the islands! From Athens it was a 30 minute flight to the famous island. We left Athens after Beth got about 2 hours of sleep at 5 am for the airport. When we arrived at our hostel … More Santorini
After Milan, I spent two nights in modena staying with my roommate from Vienna. It was a blast to reconnect after two years and her and her mom were so welcoming! The first day I got in we walked around the town of Modena. There are about 150,000 residents with limited to no tourists which … More Modena and Bologna
One of my favorite parts of my trip is being able to meet up with my international friends and Milan was no exception! My first day I went and took a day trip to Lake Como from Milan while my friend was working. I went the first time I went to Milan and loved it … More Minnesotans in Milan
I am a little behind on posting, but I guess that means I am out having fun so not necessarily a bad thing! The next day in the oberese berner area I went back up into the mountains, but this time did the other side. I again started my journey with a train to Lauterbrunn … More Switzerland Part 2
With expected rain for most of my time in Interlakken, my first day was suppose to be beautiful and I decided to make the most of it! I got up at 5:45am to catch the 7:05 bus from Lucerne to Interlakken. It was well worth the early morning to get in a full day of … More Lost in the universe: interlakken part 1
Finally in the mountains instead of seeing them from a distance! On my first day in Lucerne I walked around the town, climbed to the top of the tower to see the city, and took an obnoxious amount of pictures of the swans! From the top of the tower Top of the tower Swiss love … More Lucerne
I arrived from Sintra at 9:59 with the hostel reception closing at 10 so I made it just in time😊 the next morning it was fun to meet up with an exchange student that studied abroad at Carlson in the fall. He did a great job showing me around the city in the beautiful weather! … More Zurich
Sintra is only a 40 minute train ride from Lisbon and where most of the royalty had summer homes! With almost 5 palaces/castles I am glad that I decided to do a couple days there instead of a more common day trip. My first day I got up early and arrived at the moorish castle. … More Sintra
I didn’t have too many things on my must see list for Portugal other than surfing! It was a blast and so easy to check off with my hostel coordinating everything, even getting picked up and dropped off at the hostel. We got a quick lesson on the shore and then were thrown right in … More Surf’s up in Portugal
Smiles from Miles Away 