Part IV: A Week in Seville, Spain – Traveling Like a Boss (on a Budget)
Crossing the bridge to Triana Seville felt like home. It was a picture-perfect city with Moorish-themed architecture, magnificent tapas (small plates of food) and warm people. And the vibe at night was lively, to say the least.We were lucky enough to stay there for 5 nights, which gave us enough time to truly see most […]
Continue Reading...Valencia, Spain: Vacation Relaxation
Painting by artist EKATERINA MORÉ at the Westin Gallery. Her website We were only here for one night – a sort of layover between Malaga and Seville. And it was HOT. So you will almost see no daytime pictures. And Valencia’s most famous landmark, The City of Arts and Sciences, an architectural & culture wonderland, we […]
Continue Reading...Malaga, Spain: Travel There Right Now, Part Dos
As a continuation of Malaga, Spain trip (See Part Uno HERE), I present the rest of my magical pictures:Life Experiences in MalagaHotel Room Mate Larios – our place for 2 nights! Our hotel was towards the end of Calle Larios shopping area next to a small square. Baaallllllin’…on a budget View from the rooftop terrace […]
Continue Reading...Malaga, Spain: The Place We Will Move (well…one day), Part Uno
Disclaimer: I admit, I’ve been back from Europe for over a month now and I still have more pictures to share! I should be able to show all of Spain’s glory (or at least what I’ve seen) by the end of the week. I’m still a lady of leisure so technically I could take all […]
Continue Reading...“The Secret to Life” | Start Living Right, Looking Better and Being Happy in 5 Steps
“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” -Sophia Loren Sophia Loren, boldly living. Photo: brilliantlectures.org People living in Italy know the best way to live. My boyfriend and I spent the majority of our Italian vacation this summer in northern Italy and fell in love […]
Continue Reading...The Relics: Rome, Italy
Follow my blog with BloglovinAs I’ve stated in previous blogs, I hate waiting in lines for tourist stuff. Unfortunately, I had to suck it up for Rome because 1) I can’t go through the Vatican drunk at night like my Florence sightseeing experience and 2) there are way too many things to see here! Vatican […]
Continue Reading...Happy Labor Day in Wine Country!
Feliz Labor Day Weekend everyone! We went to Sonoma Valley “The Real Wine Country” for a couple of hours to celebrate. Here’s how it went down: Real Wine Country means there’s no playing around. This wine is for REAL! Viansa Winery – There’s a lot going on Labor Day weekend in the SoVa (I just […]
Continue Reading...The Experience: Rome, Italy
Part of Forum near Colosseum “When in Rome, live as the Romans do; when elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.” – Saint Ambrose When walking around Rome, we were in awe of all buildings, ruins and structures. Some people say being in Rome is like being in a living museum. You could just feel how […]
Continue Reading...My Fave 5 Expreiences: Florence, Italy
Here’s a clue – it’s all food… Notice the family finishing dinner in back. So cute! 1. Trattoria Pandemonio – My jetsetter friend, VB, suggested we eat here and we put our trust in him. Upon arriving, we were the 1st clients to enter this family restaurant. In fact, they were just finishing their dinner! […]
Continue Reading...My 5 Fave Sites: Florence, Italy
We stayed in Florence longer than any other city in Italy just based off of a hunch – we were so lucky! It was a beautiful city full of sights, shopping and really good food. Actually, it’s smaller in scale than one would expect – all of these places we could walk to. And of […]
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