by Stranger In This Town | Sep 19, 2016 | Around the World, Europe
My absolute favorite stop on my 3-week whirlwind Italy trip this summer was Cinque Terre. There’s no contest. The five villages along this Riviera are the adorable, picturesque, iconic multicolored towns I always dreamed about – with a charming ambience... ![2015 in Review: Photos of 20 Destinations]()
by Stranger In This Town | Jan 17, 2016 | Europe, Featured, Great Britain, My Adventures, United States
Happy New Year, everyone! As always, it’s been a whirlwind of a holiday season — I barely had enough time to breathe, let alone publish the dozen drafts I have ready for this blog (and then my host server was down for an entire week!) Like I usually do, I... ![2015 in Review: Photos of 20 Destinations]()
by Stranger In This Town | Oct 16, 2015 | Around the World, Destinations, Europe, My Adventures
This is the second installment in my Irish Pilgrimage piece. You can read Part I here. We jump-started our latter goal (to experience as much trad music and traditional pub nightlife as we could) in Dublin, where our Northern Ireland friends advised us on the best pub... ![2015 in Review: Photos of 20 Destinations]()
by Stranger In This Town | Sep 11, 2015 | Around the World, Destinations, Europe, My Adventures
Before I begin this story, let me preface it by saying that this is 100% personal: an account not just of my adventures in Ireland, but of a long-awaited opportunity. I’ve spent months trying to put it together, partly afraid of publishing something so intimate... ![2015 in Review: Photos of 20 Destinations]()
by Stranger In This Town | Jun 12, 2015 | Around the World, Budget Travel, Destinations, Europe, My Adventures
We debated for quite some time over whether we should rent a car and stay in hostels during our time in Iceland, or rent a camper van (a more expensive endeavor than a normal car) and act as a pair of snails: with our homes/beds on our backs, so to speak. After much... ![2015 in Review: Photos of 20 Destinations]()
by Stranger In This Town | Mar 13, 2013 | Australia/New Zealand
Cairns, along the northeastern coast of Australia, is an enigma: by all statistics and definition, it’s a city – but with a small town feel. Lying along the waterfront of the Coral Sea, it consists almost entirely of backpacker hostels, B&Bs,...