Spring in Spain: Murcia

Paulina and I left Granada (read about my time in Granada here) at about 7 and got into Murcia at about 10.  We met up with the family we were visiting, whose daughter stayed with Paulina’s family last summer. It was a sort of exchange that I was lucky enough to be a part of….

Spring in Spain: Granada

On Easter Monday I set off bright and early for my 7am flight to Granada. Well, I don’t know if I can use the word “bright” since the sun hadn’t come up yet. Also, the flight wasn’t to Granada. I went through London and Madrid before getting to Malaga, where I caught a bus that…

Stirling, Doune, and Linlithgow

For Paulina’s last day in Scotland, we went to not one, not two, but THREE castles in one day. It was quite intense, but so cool to see three very different castles. Stirling We got to Stirling right when they opened at 9:30, so it was quite an early start. We went straight from the…

St. Andrews

My plan while my cousin was here was to see as much of Scotland as we could, focusing on things I hadn’t yet done. One of the easy day trips I planned was St. Andrews! The adorable streets in St. Andrews Our first stop was the house, where my grandparents used to live 60 years…

Skye

On Friday my cousin Paulina came up to visit me in Scotland, since she’s doing her semester abroad in Spain. We’re going to be traveling a lot in the next week, but our first excursion was to Skye for a long weekend.  The first stop was Loch Lomond. The first thing you need to know…

Aberdour and Rosslyn Chapel

Saturday, my friend Chloe and I planned a little day trip up north to Aberdour, which is just across the Firth from Edinbugh, and to Rosslyn, which is just past the Pentlands. Chloe and I left Edinburgh about 9am and we took the train to Aberdour. The castle is less than a 5 minute walk…

¿Qué tal?

Recientemente he hablado en español mucho, entonces yo quería escribir algo sobre lo que estoy haciendo para practicar y cómo siento acerca de mi progreso.  Tengo un amigo que habla conmigo en español y el jueves pasado hablamos por 2 horas y media en español. Eso me sorprendió un poco porque no puedo recordar la última…

Florence, Part 2

This is the last of 3 posts about my trip to Italy. Click here to read about my first few days in Florence and my time in Rome! Again, I was impressed with the apparent timeliness of the Italian trains, until we ended up getting stuck in Florence and were late getting to the train…

Florence, Part 2

This is the last of 3 posts about my trip to Italy. Click here to read about my first few days in Florence and my time in Rome! Again, I was impressed with the apparent timeliness of the Italian trains, until we ended up getting stuck in Florence and were late getting to the train…