I love a good market when traveling abroad, a seller with mounds of bread and cheeses or huge heaps of spices. I love wandering the stalls, picking up small treasures to bring home like cinnamon from Morocco or a small snack like baclava from London’s Borough Market but in all… Read more
By now, it’s no shock to anyone how much I fell for Barcelona after professing my love for this special city a couple days ago and on our first morning there as we started exploring the city, it was clear right away that the love we had for it was… Read more
Barcelona often gets a bad wrap. There are stories and experiences that many of us have heard over the years about this famous Spanish city and while I fell head over heels in love with it, a lot precedes a visit to this city, so here are the things… Read more
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the famous Barcelona. I’ve heard good and bad, horror stories of pickpockets and food poisoning and stories of how gorgeous it is, how good the food is and everything in between. I truth, I was a little nervous that I wouldn’t like… Read more
Oh España…where do I start? Let’s just say I fell hard for the country and it will for sure not be my last trip there. The thing that makes it so interesting that we felt this way is that Spain was never high on our list. When people would… Read more
I find that with each trip and each adventure that Nick and I take, my idea of travel in general changes bit by bit. As a kid, I saw travel as fun, as a way to spend time with my family and to see different places without any true emotional… Read more
Since we only had one night in London, we awoke fully rested at the lovely Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington, enjoyed breakfast at the hotel and then headed out to explore. Our flight to Barcelona left in the evening, so we had basically the whole day in London and… Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, London is a pretty fantastic city and I always cherish our time there. From the moment we arrived on our honeymoon almost 5 years ago, I knew it would be a city that would show up on our travel itineraries for years to come. And while… Read more
London is a place I’ve visited many times, it’s a city that I know the layout of, that I know how to get around, that I know what to expect and yet, each time I visit, the city blows me away just a little bit more than I thought it… Read more
Every major trip we take, I like to record some of our favorite moments here on Land of Marvels, not only for my own reference to remember but also for all you lovely readers to see what we loved, what the best spots were and to help you plan your… Read more
This post has been on my mind for a long time and after always getting numerous questions about how we pack for 11-12 day trips in carry-ons, I thought it time to show you a behind the scenes of me actually packing for a real trip. I filmed this… Read more
First off, even though it has nothing to do with this post, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Since I’m Irish, I feel the need to shout that from the rooftops! And moving on, before we get full blown into trip posts from our adventure through London, Spain and Portugal, I… Read more
We are headed to Europe tomorrow for a 12 day vacation through London, Spain and Portugal and we couldn’t be more excited, but there is also a lot of work to do before you leave! I wrote a complete pre-trip checklist last week with general things, but there are… Read more
The year is slipping by us and we’re already in March! It’s semi-crazy to me how fast the time is already going in 2015 but that makes it all the more important to cement your 2015 travel plans in the coming months. Once the time starts going, it’s often hard… Read more
When we get ready for a trip, especially a trip internationally, I often find myself looking for a complete pre-trip checklist to make sure I don’t forget anything. So here is how I prepare for a trip and what I do at different intervals of time before a big trip… Read more