Florence, Italy

There’s something about Florence. Maybe it’s the wine, or the architecture, or all the beautiful, supple leather goods that can be seen through the windows as you walk the streets. It might be the fact that it’s the birthplace of the Renaissance, and is bursting with art, culture, and seemingly unchanged streets that make you…

Venice, Italy

Venice is located in the Northeastern area of Italy, and is built upon 118 small islands separated by canals and connected by bridges. It’s allure is contagious, and it’s architecture is stunning. It’s a city where you get around in boats, not cars, and where all the buildings appear to float on water. The entire…

Lovely London, England

London is an incredible city. I could spend weeks and months wandering, exploring, eating and taking everything in. We had two and a half days to experience as much as we could, and although that didn’t leave much time for relaxing, we had an amazing time. We arrived midday into Kings Cross Station, and proceeded directly to…

A Sunday in St Andrews, Scotland

While staying in Edinburgh, my husband and I wanted to take a couple of day trips outside of the city to experience more of Scotland. St Andrews is known widely as the birthplace of golf. It’s a golfers paradise, and it’s been a dream of my husband’s to experience the Old Course at St Andrews…

Exploring Edinburgh, Scotland

My husband and I gave ourselves four days in Scotland during our honeymoon trip to Europe. It’s a place we’d both dreamed of going, and was high on both our lists of must-travel destinations. Also – who wouldn’t want to travel to Scotland after watching Outlander?! We planned to spend four nights in Edinburgh – two…