Someone Will Appreciate

Five years ago I went to Europe for the first time, solo, and thrilled for the opportunity . I was gone for about three weeks and saw 8 ...

(Unintentional) DAY 17   After another late night out yesterday, J and I woke up, packed up, ate breakfast, and headed to the airport to ...

DAY 16 It’s our last full day here and we wanted to start it running, literally and figuratively. I thought I set our alarm last night f...

DAY 15 After a really fun, late night out in Hvar last night that included three different bars (Hula Hula, which was a disappointment, ...

DAY 14 After a long day yesterday, it was hard getting up to a 5:30 alarm this morning. J and I packed our bags for today last night so we...

DAY 13 This morning started with something I haven’t done this entire trip: a sunrise run. I ran once in Athens, but it wasn’t at sunri...

DAY 12 This morning it was off to Croatia. J and I woke up earlier than usual and ate breakfast at the hotel before grabbing a cab to t...

DAY 11 We woke up this morning in Athens, had breakfast in the ship, and finally disembarked. We were so ready to get off that cruise s...

DAY 10 Last night we were hanging on the top deck of the ship and saw some really bright red coloring on the horizon. We could not figu...

DAY 9 We woke up this morning in Heraklion aka Crete. It’s the southernmost city in all of Europe and is super close to Africa. We had al...

DAY 8 This morning I finally had to admit to myself that yes, I have a cold. I was really trying to believe this whole throat, coughing...

DAY 7 I went to bed last night with no voice at all, like full-on laryngitis. I’m not sure if it’s allergies or all the cigarette smoke...

DAY 6  After a late night out in Mykonos, we let ourselves sleep in today, especially since our cruise ship didn’t actually leave until...

DAY 5 As soon as we woke up this morning we just wanted to get off the ship ASAP. Our toilet stopped flushing in the middle of the nig...

DAY 4 Today started quite leisurely after three days of go-go-go. We slept in until about 8:30 (and I use the word sleep loosely as I ...

DAY 3 I finally got a solid 6.5 hours of sleep last night and awoke to the wake-up call shocked that it was morning already. Although ...

DAY 2 After a rough nights sleep (maybe a solid 4 hours) last night, when my alarm went off this morning, I was in a bit of shock that it...

DAY 1 This morning began #RayRaysEuroVacay3 and I couldn’t have been more pumped. I haven’t been to Europe in three years and it feels da...