Reflecting on my time abroad I have picked my top 5 experiences while traveling, studying, and vacationing for 4 months! 1) Ball in Vienna- My princess for a night opportunity where I got to dance the night away in the Imperial Palace. I mean look at the ballroom! 2) Watching the sunrise over the Eiffel … More Favorites
There is such a large learning curve when it comes to traveling throughout Europe. I was told that hostels were a great way to travel though Europe and I must agree they are an awesome for a student budget! Throughout my time abroad I stayed at both Airbnb apartments, hostels, and bed and breakfast. … More How to Travel through Europe- Accommodation
Studying abroad in Vienna, being a centrally located country I was able to take advantage of this location to hit 13 countries in 4 months while balancing classes (well 22 days of them). The key that I found is to use buses to travel through the more central locations because they are often cheaper, have … More How to Travel through Europe- Transportation
Trivia Time! 122 days abroad 13 countries visited 38 cities visited 55 days spent traveling outside of Vienna 3 nights spent on trains (and one spent on a bus) 22 days of class 21 credits from my University 0 regrets ❤ Melanie
So the real reason for the trip to croatia was to go to Plitvice national park. I have seen numerous pictures and it looks breathtaking with all of the waterfalls. I must say that is didn’t let us down! We stayed at a quaint hostel just a few miles down the road and got to … More Plitvice Park
Today we went to Kornati Islands. They are about two hours by boat from Zadar and a national park! We booked a tour and it was well worth it. It started out by seeing Dolphins in the distance and as we got closer they swam right under our boat. It was quite relaxing sitting and … More Croatia Cruising
My last day in Rome consisted of walking around, seeing some more sites and eating more gelato because when in Italy! I had a quick turnaround in Vienna of less than 15 hours until I left for Croatia! I did all my washing hoping to get rid of the nasty bed bugs we picked up … More Crushing Croatia
With such a nice beach day yesterday I decided to try out a different beach today. This beach is only an hour from Rome, just not as quaint. I said goodbye to my mom as she leaves for Minnesota and where I will be in less than 2 weeks ahhh! After moving to my hostel … More Beach day round 2
After being in the hustle and bustle of cities we decided to do a day trip from Rome to Sperlonga beach. It was a little challenging to get to but well worth the trek for the secluded and pristine beaches. I found this beach on Pinterest ( shocker I know) and knew it would be … More Beach day
We have arrived in Rome! We took the train in and just had dinner at a place down the street from our hotel! Everyone was speaking in Italian and that is always a good sign. The next morning we got up ready for the Vatican. I heard we should have booked our tickets in advance … More This is what dreams are made of
Smiles from Miles Away 