Tag Archive: food

Tuscany: The Land of Cozy

After getting our chill on in Positano, we headed back up North toward the Tuscan sun (had to do it).   As I discussed in my post about getting to Positano, it’s not… Continue reading →

A Foggy Morning in Positano

The next morning in we awoke to a heavy fog that encapsulated the upper parts of the village. It gave the scenery an eerie feeling – the perfectly “gloomy” vibe that makes virtually… Continue reading →

Positano: Our First Taste of Paradise

After we had a chance to decompress and settle into our new abode, we ventured down a long and windy path of steps onto the main road that runs through Positano. If you’re… Continue reading →

Napoli

From Rome, we headed to the Amalfi Coast via Naples (Napoli in Italian). The train seemed like the most cost and time-effective option to get us directly to Naples for an obligatory pizza-pit-stop,… Continue reading →

Glasgow

When we were planning our little Scottish jaunt, we had a choice: only see one city (Edinburgh, according to friends and family, was the must-see), or shorten our time to see both Edinburgh… Continue reading →

Edinburgh

I didn’t know what to expect for Scotland – my mental images were the stereotypical “Scottish things – rolling hills of green, heavy accents, and kilts. We flew into Edinburgh (pronounced ed-in-burr-ah) from… Continue reading →

Dublin, Round One

Our first stop in Dublin was FOOD. We wandered for a bit, eventually stumbling upon a small local pub for a pint of Guinness. We had no idea that the pub also offered… Continue reading →

Breakfast in Belfast

Staying in Newcastle, County Down, we were just a short jaunt from Belfast – the capital city of Northern Ireland. Although well-known for being the birthplace of the RMS Titanic (yes, that Titanic),… Continue reading →

Pineapple and Painted Chickens: the Road to Monteverde

Our first morning in Costa Rica introduced us to the full-blast, no-kidding-around sunrise of Central America. It was beautiful, it was instant, and it was 5:30am. Being someone who would happily sleep 12… Continue reading →

Drinkin’ With the Ticos

  Our Liberia AirBNB host, Andrés, was unavailable to meet us at the apartment, and instead left a key with the rental service and asked us to call him. One friendly but awkward… Continue reading →