The title of this blog is a harsh way to start out any conversation about travel. Normally, I tell people there’s nowhere I wouldn’t go, and I mean that for the most part. I truly want to experience everything (that’s safe). I think (just about)

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This week, I went back to my homeland (as I’ve been calling it). Ethnically, I’m 1/8th Lithuanian. My paternal great-grandmother was from Lithuania, so I had heritage on my mind while we visited Vilnius.  We took a loooonngggg train from Warsaw to

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Starting off 2023 strong, I’m off to a new country. I’m planning to spend the next 10 weeks in Europe. Primarily Eastern Europe since I haven’t really tackled this part of the world previously. I was lucky to hit a lot of Western Europe during my semester

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A week ago, I was in Palermo, and I revisited one of my favorite city travel hacks of all time: free walking tours. If you’ve never done a free walking tour, you’re in for a treat. I personally think this is one of the best ways to travel. Here are

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As I predicted in my Top 10 Countries I’ll Return to Post-COVID-19 blog, Italy was not only one of the top ten countries I traveled to but the very first I returned to as travel restrictions abated in this post-COVID-19 era. Dan and I originally

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During my study abroad semester, I had a week-long break in February that I split between Switzerland and Austria. For my first trip to Austria, I selected Salzburg and Vienna as my destinations. While I was originally supposed to travel with a friend to

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There was a period of time during my 2019-2020 travel year when I was obsessed with tiny countries. I made it my mission to visit the tiny countries that normally get passed over — many of which are the smallest countries in the world. Below, I’ll

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This is part 4 of my annual trip series! My brother, Jake, and I started a travel tradition in 2016. We decided to take an international trip to a new destination once a year together. Below is a summary of the trips we’ve taken up to this point.

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This is part 3 of my annual trip series. My brother, Jake, and I started this travel tradition in 2016 and have continued it with a yearly trip ever since. Once per calendar year, we plan a trip together somewhere internationally that we’ve never been

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Earlier today, Instagram went down. While I use Instagram just like the next person (to avoid work and procrastinate), I also envision it as a scrapbook for my travels. In fact, I didn’t even have an Instagram account until my study abroad program. I

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As I planned out my study abroad adventures, I made a lofty goal to get tickets for Easter mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. My friend, Jenna, was studying in Milan, and we were already making plans to visit other cities in Italy together in early April.

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Do you ever remember reading about the Blarney Stone in a history book? If not, here’s a quick overview. The Blarney Stone is a block of carboniferous limestone that was built into the battlements of Blarney Castle in 1446. It’s located

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