Portugal – Lisbon & Algarve

Portugal is located in the most western part of Europe, and is often overlooked compared to countries like France, Spain, & Germany. During the summer months, many Europeans will travel for holiday to the Algarve region, located in southern Portugal. Local restaurants, hotels, and clubs come alive with music, sangria, and dancing. The jaw dropping picturesque…

Prague – Czech Republic

Prague looks like city out of a fairytale book, built from Gothic Medieval architecture. Prague dates back to the Paleolithic era, and has a long history of ruling, power, and suffering. The Czech Republic has been through a few different eras including the Medieval, Renaissance, Jewish Quarter, and Roman Empire. The country has been overthrown…

Germany

Germany is a country with history, castles, fantastic beer, cultural diversity, autobahn, beautiful cars, and a high quality of life.  I visited the major cities of Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt; and also a few smaller towns like Bielefeld, Bercthesgarden, Dusseldorf, and Stuttgart.  I split up Germany into two parts. Back in June I went on a…

Austria – Vienna & The Alps

Vienna is the capital, and home to past residents of Mozart, and Beethoven. The city was shaped by intellectuals of music, fine arts, and home to worlds first psycho analyst Sigmund Freud.  Vienna is rich in architecture, culinary, music, and offers a high quality of life.  My friend Vicky who is born in Austria brought…

Sardinia, Italy

I Love Italy, and can’t get enough diversity of history, culture, food, and nature. Sardinia is an island located in the Mediterranean off the coast of mainland Italy. It is part of Italy but has its own traditions, and history.  Not only does it have cave diving, rock climbing, mountain biking, incredible Sardinian seafood, gorgeous…

Egypt and the Red Sea

When I think of Egypt, Pyramids and ancient history come to mind. Perhaps scenes from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom too.  Over 5,000 years ago the Ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to create a calendar with 12 lunar months, 24 hours in a day, and 365 days in a year.  I did…

Italy & Sicily

Italy is a country filled with history, culture, food, and the great outdoors. This was the first country I have set foot into Europe. I had the opportunity to meet my parents while traveling ,  and was the first time vacationing abroad together. I traveled through Rome, Tuscany, Venice, Naples, Capri Island, and Palermo Sicily. Capri Island –…

Africa – Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, South Africa, Mozambique

We started our visit to Africa  at Victoria Falls located in Zimbabwe, and took a safari through Chobe National Park in Botswana. We did a mix of game drives, and river boats. The river offers stunning sunsets, and is a place where elephants, hippos and other animals share the water. Bungee Jumping, Ziplinging, and a…

Chile

Chile is the longest country in the world with over 3,100 miles of  South Pacific Ocean coastline. It’s climate will range from the world’s driest desert named the Atacama, to a rainy temperate climate in the south of Patagonia. Spanish is the official language of the country, and Chileans use a distinct dialect called Castellano de Chile….

Patagonia South America

The Patagonia region of South America is known for it’s desolate wide open plains, granite peaks, glaciers, rivers, and extreme weather conditions. Patagonia has the fewest number of inhabitants, and is located in the most southern reaches of the continent shared by Chile, and Argentina. I flew from Buenos Aires to El Calafate, and slowly…

Brazil

Brazil has a population today of about 204,000,000, and ranks 6th largest country in the world with a total land area of about 3,287,357 sq mi, slightly smaller than the United States at 3,794,100 sq mi. There were about 2.4 million native Amerindians inhabiting Brazil for over 15,000 – 20,00 years, before the Portuguese colonized the new world country after 1530….

Ecuador & The Galápagos Islands

I spent a month in Ecuador and barely scratched the surface of this amazing country. This was my first trip down to South America, and what an incredible introduction to this continent! The people are are extremely friendly, food is delicious, and the astounding beauty will leave you in awe. This place has almost every micro climate on the…