Having studied French since middle school for eight years, I had many expectations, most of them pretty stereotypical, about the beret-wearing, cheese-eating nation of France. I was drawn to the…
There Once was a GoGirl in Ireland
I tried to write a limerick for this post, but the truth is that rhyming is not my strongest field. Besides, limericks are supposed to be obscene by nature, and…
Bilbao
I had heard stories, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect Bilbao. We arrived on a tour bus with fellow students crossing tall bridges into the city. I…
San Sebastian in March
On the bus ride with the study abroad cohort to San Sebastian, I saw snow. Let’s be honest, part of the reason I came to Spain to study abroad was…
Sevilla
After a short bus ride from, we finally made it to the ‘real’ Spain. Barcelona (our home city at that time) is an amazing city, but as many Catalans love…
Review: Paris, Moi and the Gang
Review On the Go: Paris, Moi and The Gang: A Memoir… of Sorts centers around a year author Frances Gendlin spent living in Paris while writing a travel guide about…
In the heart of the Forest
“I wonder why they call it the Black Forest?” I say aloud as we wound our way through the streets. It’s a Sunday- the day when everything is closed in…
Football Fever!
All around the world, people are full of football fever! It’s the first weekend of the month-long sports fans’ heaven known as the FIFA World Cup. Every four years FIFA,…
Dark History in the City of Light
It’s easy to plan a visit to Paris that appreciates the city for only part of what it is: you float along the Seine on a bateau-mouche, climb the famous…
The World is a Big Place After All
One of the inevitable truths of travel is that things will go wrong: trains will be missed, reservations lost, sunglasses, toothbrushes and the occasional shoe (among other, more important things)…
PS I Love You Ireland
I was watching the movie, PS I love you last night, and became absolutely fascinated with Ireland. The main character’s husband was from there and she went to visit the…
Castles and Cars
If I had to give a single piece of advice to travelers, it might be “Make friends with people who own cars.” Obviously, when meeting new people, it’s probably not…
Paris from on High
Most major cities in the world boast about their tallest local skyscraper, monument or mountain. Apparently, building really tall things and then charging people to climb to the top and…
A Crash Course in City Savoir Faire
I’d never lived in a city before moving here to Paris a month ago, eager to take up a kind friend on the offer of a few months in the…
The First Day in Germany
“In spite of everything, we made it to Germany!” That’s the first thing I thought when I wheeled my luggage cart, cat perched precariously on top, towards the Ausfahrt (exit)…