London is by far one of my favorite cities in the world. It’s the first city I ever visited abroad and ranks very high on my 30 best cities in the world list. I’ve visited over 100 times since I lived there in 1998 but I’ve written very little about it over the years. Perhaps […]
5 Awesome Things to do in Madrid
March 11, 2019 by 8 Comments
5 Awesome Things to do in Madrid Madrid is a city that is hard to summarize. There isn’t one single thing you must do when you visit the Spanish capital. There’s no La Sagrada Familia or Las Ramblas like in Barcelona. I had previously been twice to Madrid; once in 1998 and then again in […]
My Experience at the World Cup Russia 2018
July 9, 2018 by 18 Comments
My two biggest passions in life are sports and travel. So the World Cup is basically the greatest thing ever. I have been to World Cups before but I never really made a whole thing about it. However, after a Euro 2016 road trip in France that took me all over France, I decided to […]
The Postojna Caves and AzAmazing Evening in Koper, Slovenia
June 7, 2017 by 4 Comments
This was my 8th cruise with Azamara Club Cruises; which means I have also done 8 AzAmazing Evenings. This is when Azamara puts together something unique, special and cultural in one of its destinations on the cruise. I just experienced the AzAmazing Evening in Koper, Slovenia and it was my favorite without question. Here’s why! […]
My Recent Road Trip in Italy
June 2, 2017 by 33 Comments
For me, there’s no better way to see a country than via car; especially in Europe. A road trip in Italy is the only reasonable way to see a lot of the country and do it on your terms and at your convenience. A road trip in Italy is also just plain phenomenal. I just […]
My Day in Korcula, Croatia
May 25, 2017 by 4 Comments
One of the main reasons I was excited to go on my latest cruise with Azamara Club Cruises was that it stopped in several destinations I hadn’t been to. Korcula, Croatia was one of those destinations. I admittedly knew nothing about Korcula (Pronounced Corch-yooluh); not even that it was the birthplace of Marco Polo-a man […]
Highlights of Kotor, Montenegro
May 15, 2017 by 4 Comments
I first went to Kotor, Montenegro back in 2007 with my buddies. I didn’t know much about it back then except that it was supposed to be beautiful. And beautiful it was. 10 years later on a cruise on the Azamara Quest, we stopped into Kotor for a day. It didn’t disappoint. Here are the […]
Hvar is my Favorite Croatian Island
May 10, 2017 by 8 Comments
Hvar is a great island in the Croatian Islands of the Dalmatian Coast. It is both aesthetically pleasing and very practical. You can easily visit the sights of Hvar in a day and still have time to discover much of the rest of the island if you choose. However, Hvar (the city as opposed to […]
Zadar, Croatia is a Very Pleasant Place to Visit
May 8, 2017 by 2 Comments
Zadar, Croatia is a very pleasant place to visit. It is a beautiful town divided between old and modern by a small peninsula. It is very well kept, has natural beauty all around it and the small Adriatic city is a great place to walk and bike. There is nothing mind blowing about it, there’s […]
My Perfect Trip to London
February 10, 2017 by 31 Comments
If I were to draw up my perfect trip to London it would have been the one I just took. It was a mix of everything I love to do in one of my favorite places in the world. As many of you know I studied abroad in London in 1998 and that was the […]
