Mere days after we returned from Germany, we traveled to Edinburgh again for Tim’s work. This time though, I brought a friend and it made exploring the city even more sweet. We ventured to some new places together and I also shred my favorites with her. But the best part was, we got to see…
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A California girl with wanderlust living her best expat life in England. Follow me for all my travel adventures and insights on expat life in Europe.
Solo exploration in Edinburgh
Tim has a large contract in Edinburgh and because of this, we have been venturing up to Scotland’s gorgeous capital every few weeks. While Tim is off at work, I’ve had the pleasure of exploring the fair city on my own. Luckily, Edinburgh is perfect for solo female travelers and as such, Edinburgh has quickly…
Six Month SITREP
What I’ve learned about myself in my first six months abroad. Six months ago today we moved into our dream Georgian farmhouse on a working farm in a tiny village about 20 minutes from Tim’s work here in England. I fell in love with the massive 300 year old brick farmhouse when I first saw…
Catching the Christmas Spirit at the Wiesbaden Christmas Market
The smell of bratwursts mingles with the scent of freshly laid pine chips in the crisp chill of the morning air. I tug my coat tighter around me to ward off the chill as I take tentative steps into my first ever German Christmas market. This place is a place of Christmas dreams, or at…
Ten Treks to Take in Ireland
A decade ago, Tim and I got married. A DECADE! Can you believe it? We couldn’t either. To celebrate, we decided to take a week’s long road trip through the Republic of Ireland starting in Dublin, driving south to County Cork, west around the coast and then up to Galway. The entire week was amazing…
Walking in Anne Boleyn’s footsteps at the Tower of London
“No English Queen has made more impact on the history of the nation than Anne Boleyn, and few have been so persistently maligned.” — Joanna Denny “Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England’s Tragic Queen” I was in my early 20s when I first heard the name Anne Boleyn. I miss heard it the first time…
Picture Perfect Portmeirion
September flew by in the blink of an eye and if it’s any indication as to how this tour overseas is going to go, then I have a feeling we’ll be home in CA before we know it. Less than 24 hours after returning from Finland, Tim and I popped down to Heathrow to pick…
Food, Forests and Folklore in Finland
When we discuss traveling throughout Europe, I usually envision the southern parts of the continent, Italy, my favorite country; France to see the romantic capital, Paris; Spain to see my college roommate in Madrid; and Germany to see the world-famous Christmas markets. I never really thought of heading North to Scandinavia other than off in…
Lessons learned from an August trip to Edinburgh
Lesson 1: Heed your friends’ advice, especially if they’ve been to Edinburgh and you haven’t. “You need to plan everything you do on your trip to Edinburgh. You can’t just wing it. ” My friend Alex said to me, her blonde ponytail blowing in the light summer breeze as we walked to the town market…
Unexpected Post-Visitor Blues
The sadness and ache hit me like a wave as soon as I walked in the house. Setting my purse on the counter I immediately lost any sort of composure I had carefully crafted since we left my parents at the airport a few hours earlier. Barely able to walk, I sunk to the floor,…
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