Kosovo prides itself on being one of the newest countries in the world. While its independence is still only accepted by about 100 countries of the UN (due to pressure from Serbia, Russia, and China against being recognized as independent), they’ve been an independent nation since 2008 and are on the road to potential EU… Read More Kosovo: The Newborn Country
Over 10 years ago, Erisa promised that if she ever got married, she’d invite me to celebrate with her in Albania and see her beautiful country of origin, and I promised I’d move mountains to be there. Obviously these types of promises can’t always be kept, so it was an honor that it worked out… Read More A Big Fat Albanian Wedding
We woke up Wednesday morning in Himare and got ready to take a bus to Berat. As our luck would have it, the guy helping us at our bungalow’s restaurant for breakfast said he was actually from Berat. He asked how we were planning to get to Berat and we told him our plan. He… Read More Berat: One of Albania’s UNESCO Sites
Did you know Albania has gorgeous beaches?! The entire southern coast of Albania is often called the Albanian Riviera. One of the coolest things is that it’s not only beach after beach, but there are entire parts of the coastline filled with countless HIDDEN beaches accessible only by boat or sometimes hiking! Albania shares water… Read More Albanian Riviera: Himarë
First things first, before we talk about Albania, please for the love of all that is good in the world, delete the movie Taken from your mind. Sure, like everywhere in the world, you can find crime, but Albania is without a doubt one of the most hospitable countries I’ve ever been to. We felt… Read More Albania: Europe’s Most Underrated Country
The first stop on our trip was Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands! When we were planning our trip and saw that it was less then 60 miles off the coast of Morocco, we knew we had to make a stop there. Thanks to Jacobo, an old friend from college who is from one of the… Read More Canary Islands
Nothing – from words to pictures can fully describe the magical volcanic ice land. Many times in my travels, I have arrived in a new place that seems exactly as I have imagined it. There is this satisfying feeling of familiarity yet complete unfamiliarity all at once. I breathe in with excitement that what I… Read More Iceland: No pictures, no words
Enjoy the pictures! I never posted them from my trip last year. You can view them as a slideshow if you prefer. Just click on one. They are grouped by city, though, and you’ll have to view each city separately; they won’t play in one consecutive slideshow. Taormina Savoca Syracuse Noto… Read More Sicily in Pictures
Long before I arrived in Germany, I told my cousin that my one requirement while visiting was that we travel to the nearby Luxembourg and Belgium so I could add them to my list of countries. Unfortunately it was a dreary day, but I think we still had a great time. We made it through… Read More 3 in 1. Must be Europe.
Lauren Around the Globe 