After tapas cooking, wine tasting, and sightseeing around Malaga on my recent Spanish vacation, my hubby and I hopped on a plane to travel from southern Spain to Barcelona. After all, with it being just a cheap hour flight away, my stance was, how could we not experience Barcelona? Barcelona is a magical city full of charm, funky architecture, and inviting bakeries everywhere you turn. We ate some delicious food there - which I'm looking forward to sharing in another post soon. I really loved the city & was glad that we made it the finale of our trip. Today I want to highlight my favorite sightseeing of our time there, so here are 5 awesome things we experienced in Barcelona! 1.) Barcelona Cathedral. I had Barcelona Cathedral on my list of places to visit, but ... [Read More]
travel recaps
Adventures in Dublin {Travel Recap}
Hello, hello! Between traveling back from Europe, catching up on work, and battling an energy-sucking cold all week, I just could not get my blogging act together last week. But, I'm back today with a fun travel recap! Prior to last week, when I pictured Ireland, I envisioned lots of pubs, history, greenery and castles. Now having vacationed there, I can say that the country was very much what I was anticipating. My trip to Ireland all started when I found out that my dad, a longtime football coach for a high school in New Jersey, would be traveling there with his team. They were set to play as one of the opener games for the Georgia Tech vs. Boston College game - a way of bringing American football to Europe. When I heard that my mom and sister were joining the team, I ... [Read More]
My Favorite Cabo Dinner: Hacienda Cocina y Cantina {Travel Review}
Hello, hello! In recapping my recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, so far I've shared a post about our resort as well as our awesome sailboating excursion. Today's post is the last trip recap I'm sharing, and it's about one of my favorite travel topics (well let's be real, one of my favorite topics in general): the food! Traveling internationally as a vegetarian can definitely be a challenge - especially because I'm kind of particular in that I like my food fresh and healthy. I had been to Mexico a couple of times before, and what I expected in the cuisine was to have at least a few options everywhere I went. I mean, how hard is it to make dishes just full of veggies, avocado, tortillas, and cheese? Unfortunately, eating was a bit tougher than I anticipated. Meat, meat and more ... [Read More]
Cabo San Lucas Travel Review: Staying at Hacienda Encantada
Hi friends! I'm back in California after a lovely vacation in Mexico, so now it's time for a travel recap! I planned this trip as a surprise for my hubby's 30th birthday. He doesn't actually turn 30 until July, but a trip over Memorial Day worked out well since we both had long weekends off of work. After much debate, I decided on visiting Cabo San Lucas. Adam had only been to Tijuana in Mexico and had never gone on a Mexican vacation, and Cabo was easy for us to get to from San Diego, so it made for a great destination for a 4-day trip! Located on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula, Cabo is a 2-hour flight from San Diego. I was able to get us a suite at a Cabo resort called Hacienda Encantada through a timeshare that we own. Sometimes with trading our ... [Read More]