by Jenna Thomas | Jul 31, 2015 | Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
Logarska Dolina. For me, just thinking the words conjures up a misty mountain valley, carpeted with emerald green meadows and hemmed in by icy gray peaks. White Alpine-style lodges dot the valley floor, adorned with red flowerboxes. Cowbells ring, sheep munch on...
by Jenna Thomas | Jul 29, 2015 | Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
The sun set over the distant Alps, the sky glowed orange and the lights of Ljubljana came winking on below us. From our hilltop perch, with the solid castle walls behind us and the city spread at our feet, we could hear a band begin to play and that was it; I was in...
by Ben Thomas | Jul 16, 2015 | BenThere, Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
*A Quick Disclaimer: This post is going to detail the complaints of someone currently in the midst of traveling around the world for 2015. I want to acknowledge straightaway that yes, I do realize how lucky I am; No, I would not trade doing this for anything; Yes, I...
by Jenna Thomas | Jul 8, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
Six months on the road, and we’ve stayed in countless hotels, apartments, guesthouses, and campsites. By now, we’ve figured out our favorite amenities (Jenna: baby kittehs | Ben: views) and the things that can instantly ruin a place (sewage smell coming...
by Jenna Thomas | Jan 15, 2015 | Destinations, Europe
When I caught my first glimpse of Porto, crossing a bridge high over the west end of town, it felt like we were entering a fairy tale. Two hillsides face each other across a wide river; on either side, narrow streets and alleys wind haphazardly between red-roofed...
by Jenna Thomas | Jan 12, 2015 | Destinations, Europe
Beautiful Lisbon feels like a European dream—picturesque ruins tumble down next to majestic state buildings; young locals pick up cocktails and stroll along the riverbank at sundown; twisting, abandoned alleyways lead to packed nightclubs. There was no place more...
