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The Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Been | La Sagrada Familia
We had been in Barcelona for almost a month by the time my sister arrived and we had yet to visit the inside of La Sagrada Familia. Before we went inside I was hesitant...
A Picnic in the Past | An Afternoon at the Palace of Versailles
"It was a garden before a castle, a feast before a garden, a night before a thousand suns. If you want to understand what Versailles, one must first walk through its...
The Details of Barcelona
Barcelona was a city that I never thought I would fall in love with. Now, of course, that I think about it that is a completely ridiculous thought. I mean come on, how could I...
Antwerp: Mojitos, Latin Music and Drag Queens… Not Your Average Weekend in Belgium
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware -Martin Buber I feel as if every traveler has a list of destinations that they want to go to; places that...
Going Crazy for Puffins in Iceland
Seeing puffins was one of my main goals when we decided to go to Iceland. I mean who wouldn't want to see these adorable awkward birds in their natural habitat? I...
Climbing Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
Climbing Arthur's Seat was something that popped up when I was researching free things to do in Edinburgh. Considering the amount of beer and delicious pub food we had been eating...
Living Like a Local in Barcelona
One of the great things that you get to do when traveling long term is to start to feel like a local in the city that you’re visiting. Now this round, Ashley and I will only be...
Our Epic Icelandic Road Trip Driving the Ring Road
Driving the ring road was one of the things I was looking forward to in Iceland the most. All the pictures I had seen of Iceland convinced me that we had to drive it. The landscape...
The Easter Holiday in Greece
The Easter Holiday in Greece is very important for the Greek people. It all begins on Clean Monday when the period of the Great Lent starts. At this period of time people don’t eat...
Craving Las Fallas
The smell of freshly cut ham and cheese, the clanking of buckets filled with beer, loud blinding bangs, the smell of burnt wood, and the intense heat upon my face. What’s causing...
The Basilica di San Clemente, More Than Just a Church
Everyone knows that there are amazing sites in Rome and many are world renowned but there are equally important and interesting sites that are a lot smaller, hidden and well worth...
Craving Iceland
Iceland Photo courtesy of http://www.freefoto.com We’re going to Iceland!!!!!!!!! On May 20th we’re hoping on a plane and heading to the northernmost capital in the world,...
My Biggest Regret About Living in Italy
Every time I mention that I lived in Rome for two and a half years (that half is really important) people generally respond with “Oh you must be fluent in Italian then?” and...
The Hagia Sophia, Istanbul’s History Expressed in One Building
Visiting the Hagia Sophia was so incredibly high on my list of things to see of things to see in Istanbul that as soon as I arrived it was the first thing we went to see and has...
A Glimpse of Villa d’Este
A little while back we wrote an article about Hadrian's Villa in the town of Tivoli. It is an absolutely amazing site for people to visit especially if you love ruins and...
About Us
We are Ashley and Alex and we're foodies and boozies who eat, drink and live local. Our goal is to scour the globe looking for inside local tips, the best places to eat and the best places to drink with the locals.
We are also authors of a culinary guidebook, "Eat Local in Barcelona: A Guide to Catalan Cuisine." This guidebook is all about learning how, what and where to eat and drink local in Barcelona. Find out more in the link below!
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