While in Italy my wife and I made a point of visiting the Vatican. Neither of us are Catholic, but we’d long heard about the architectural and artistic marvels that are found inside so we immediately made plans to go. I was blown away. The Vatican is much larger and grander than I had previously…
“My wife and I went to Barcelona for a day trip. One of the best things we did that day was explore the Gothic Quarter. It’s a section of the city that was preserved and remodeled to resemble how it did back in medieval times. Gothic cathedral, historic buildings, cobblestone walkways, the works. It was…
Going to Casteldefels and Barcelona in Spain was a wonderful experience. I’ve wanted to go to Spain since I was a little kid so spending a week there was a lifelong accomplishment of sorts. But it wasn’t without some cultural shock and things I wish I had known before going. There are Two Kinds of…
Berlin is a proud city, as Germany is a country. Modern-day Berlin is a far cry from a place once consumed by two world wars and decades of the infamous Berlin Wall. Today’s Berlin features magnificent glass and metal architecture and a seamless division between what was once East and West Germany. And if you…
“So you (Maddie and Ben) were fresh off the plane and I was fresh off a forty-hour nap so we were in very different moods because you guys were tired and I was ready to go. I remember we were a little stressed getting onto the train itself because we thought it would say the…
“We were in Scotland for 11 days, then we took a train to York, England and we were there for 24 hours. It was just kind of something we wanted to add in, but then we got there, and I was like ‘oh my gosh, I absolutely love this.’ I think I probably even loved…
Greece is a fantastic country to visit, with white Mediterranean beaches, rich history, and a unique culture it’d be a mistake not to include Greece on your list of places to visit abroad. My wife and I had an excellent time visiting the capital Athens and Santorini island and happened to stumble upon what we…
“My favorite is probably the Republic of Ireland because coming this October [2018] it’ll be my fifth trip there. I’m traveling with my mom and it’ll be her third. She’s a good travel buddy to have because we don’t have to compromise on anything, we want to do the same things. So it’s just really easy to travel. We…
“The Colosseum in Rome was one of my favorite places to see while we were in Italy. The structure was much larger then what I thought it would be considering how long ago it was built. It was mind-blowing to think how long it would have taken to construct a monument larger than a modern…
Lorna Kuehn, from the United States, began traveling outside of her home country at the age of 45 and is now going on 5 years of visiting new countries and experiencing new cultures. Her first trip abroad was to Italy back in 2015. She has now been back to Italy twice, experienced Austria, France, Germany,…