BERLIN: day + night in the city

Back in September it seemed like an excellent idea to book a trip the weekend before Christmas. The holiday stress that typically hits the days before Christmas appeared to be a blank space in all of our minds. In the days leading up to the trip I don’t believe any of us were particularly prepared…

SUMMER IN SPAIN: CARTAGENA + SEVILLE

Following our stay in Barcelona and Valencia (check out Part 1 of this trip here) we headed to Cartagena. We’d picked Cartagena because it was on the coast and not a tourist hot spot. The latter was definitely true; there was a lack of hostels and Air BnBs, and the three or so hotels in town functioned…

SUMMER IN SPAIN: BARCELONA + VALENCIA

Planned by some and booked last minute by others, Barcelona – and later the south of Spain – became the destination for a post-exam, pre-graduation trip. Never have I been so content to embrace the liberty that comes with doing limited research: waking up each morning with a flexible schedule to explore whatever comes your…

THE AMERICAN CAPITAL

After a fairytale wedding that spanned over a full weekend, from the rehearsal dinner in an chic and rustic bar on 14th street to the wedding brunch at the traditionally gorgeous St. Regis, we spent another week in the capital acting like your typical tourists. This is what we got up to. GEORGETOWN Georgetown feels,…

LONDON, LONDON

Rather than a full-on guide to London (since about a trillion of those exist already), all I want to share with you are a few highlights from when I last visited. I was in London to catch up with friends from high school, most of whom have grown-up Monday to Friday jobs, which equaled a…

WEEKEND IN STOCKHOLM

With the undeniable realization that fall is now upon us, I am longingly reminiscing about those final summer days and the weekend trip I made to Stockholm before returning to university. Although it was September we were still enjoying gorgeously blue skies and strolling around the city in 25-degree heat. I had a fantastic friend…

WEEKEND IN BERLIN

FRIDAY Early Friday morning I awoke in the small but cozy space of our overnight train compartment, listening to the rhythmic movement of the train and the wind coming through the slightly open window. We had boarded the train in Malmö late Thursday afternoon, and it would take us straight to Berlin. When we arrived…

TRAVEL DIARIES: UBUD & AROUND

Many of the travelers I met along the way in Indonesia considered Ubud to be their favorite place, praising the abundance of culture and the hospitality of their homestay hosts. After having visited myself I can certainly see the appeal. Ubud has that laid-back feeling arising from its large yoga community; it has streets lined…

INDONESIA: FAVORITE BEACH SPOTS

My way of saying goodbye to Asia after having spent nine remarkable months there involved jetting off on one final trip – to Indonesia. Not surprisingly, my first stop was Bali. For months I had been drooling over various Instagram feeds, scrolling through pictures of gorgeous beaches, vegan cafés and yoga poses. In addition to…