I don’t need to tell you that Paris is a vibrant city full of arts, cuisine, architecture, fashion, and romance. Whether you’ve been to Paris or not, we all have a picture in our minds of what it must be like to walk the cobblestone streets or the grand boulevards that make up Paris. I will […]
Lisbon, Portugal by Rob Howe writer at The Zanzibar Chest, is the final installment of our guest travel contributor series this month. I wanted to include Lisbon on this travel wish list for 2016 because it made such an impression on me during my first visit many years ago. Portugal is mistakenly overlooked by many tourists […]
I wish I had the chance to study in Seville, Spain during my college years. I first learned Spanish when I was 12 years old. It was one of my majors as an undergrad in college before becoming a bilingual education teacher. I spent many years studying not only the language but the history and cultures of Spanish […]
Venice Travelogue Aahhh, Venice. Long awaited Venice, Italy. This was definitely more of a bucket list item for me than anything. I had always wanted to see the canals, people, architecture of Venice and am so glad I had the chance. Worth the wait for sure! I will say though, it wasn’t the best spot […]
Sardinia It’s officially fall I realize, but I’m missing summer. I’m missing the rhythm of my family when school is out. The family we are during the summer months when I actually get to be with my school-aged kids. At the beginning of fall, as beautiful as the world is during this time, I find […]
This Robert Browning quote sums up how I feel about Italy. Each of my days there is forever engraved upon my heart. This trip I shared my love of Italy with my children. Seeing it through their eyes deepened my love and sense of home I have there, Florence in particular. What I witnessed in […]
Let me start by saying that I was so pleasantly surprised with how much we each enjoyed London. Neither my husband nor myself had been to London before even with our combine many trips to Europe over the years. Maybe it’s a bit of unconscious yankee patriotism that has kept me from wanting to explore […]