Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
As a city of more than 2 million and the largest city in the Caribbean, the lure of Havana is hard to capture. I think it has to do with the duality of the place—the old next to the newly …
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Bolivia, or as I call it: “Mind-blowing Bolivia,” is an intriguing country. Unfortunately, my time here was cut short so I regrettably only had one week in this fascinating country. It was a good thing that I was able to …
Monday, November 12th, 2012
Arequipa, Peru’s second largest city, is one of my favorite in South America! It’s known as the “White City” because much of the city is made from sillar, a form of white volcanic stone, which make the entire city shimmer …
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
Colombia’s Caribbean coast covers more than 50 square miles, or about 10% of all of Colombia’s territory. It has a fun island feel, including colorful houses surround central plazas, dancing in the street, and reggaeton music blaring from houses and …
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Bogota is the capital and largest city in Colombia, and one of the largest in South America. It has about 8 million inhabitants and is the South America’s third highest (in terms of altitude), right after Quito and La Paz.…
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Romania may just be my favorite European country. I found the countryside surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains to be beautiful and the region’s small medieval towns picture-perfect! Even the capital city of Bucharest exceeded my expectations.
What surprised me most …
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
About 2 years ago, I wrote a post about my 5 favorite cities – and Copenhagen was one of them! So I was looking forward to my return visit.
I also was looking forward to meeting up with my friends …
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Ireland is a country of 4 million people — 2 million of which live in Dublin! And you can feel this friendly pulse when strolling the cobble-stoned downtown streets. It’s lively and open and fun!
Here’re my 7 insider tips …
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
The Irish are the nicest people –I’m sure you’ve heard that before. And it’s true! Within minutes, my friends’ friends became my friends. And I’m sure this had nothing to do with my name being “Erin” (which means Ireland in …
Saturday, July 28th, 2012
Edinburgh is divided into old and new. The old city dates from 1124 and is really well preserved. The castle dominates the skyline, sitting atop a granite outcrop. From here the city’s High Street creates a cobble-stoned spine, with steep …