Today I learned to make the famous Portuguese pastry Pastel de Nata, an egg custard tart which people in Portugal usually eat as breakfast or as an afternoon snack. This one a big goal of this trip. To add Pastel de Nata to my patisserie […]
Tag: solo travel
Hello Lisbon!
I’m off to another adventure! Portugal and Greece await! I can’t wait to get away… Traveling somewhere new and reconnecting with all friends is exactly what I need to reset. My first day of travel started off really well. All flights were on time. The […]
My Friend’s Big Fat Greek Wedding Part III: A Perfect Day in Poulithra
My Greek friend is getting married! Opa! And I got invited to her wedding in Greece! Double Opa. Follow along as I document the fun, craziness and confusion of being a foreigner at a Greek Wedding. Good Morning, Poulithra The soft golden sunlight creeped through […]
My Friend’s Big Fat Greek Wedding Part II: My Odyssey Ends
My Greek friend Maria is getting married! Opa! And I got invited to her wedding in Greece! Double Opa. Follow along as I document the fun, craziness and confusion of being a foreigner at a Greek Wedding. Recap My friend is getting married in the […]
My Friend’s Big Fat Greek Wedding Part I: The Odyssey Begins
My Greek friend Maria is getting married! Opa! And I got invited to her wedding in Greece! Double Opa. Follow along as I document the fun, craziness and confusion of being a foreigner at a Greek Wedding.
Bienvenue à Geneve
Welcome to Geneva is what the mountains chanted at me this morning as my plane descended into the Swiss Alps. Welcome to Geneva is what the fresh, crisp Swiss Pinot Gris and Aligote whispered to me from the depths of my wine glass. Welcome to […]
A Wonderful Day in Paros
I spent a perfect one day in Paros. Despite the crazy wind, Naoussa proved to be a beautiful place.
Last Day in Naxos
My last day in Naxos was idyllic. It was a leisurely day marked with no plans, where activities were dictated by my mood and desires… and the wind, literally. Up Late I had planned to wake up early to profit from a long day… but […]
Naxos Day 2:Â The Theme is Xalara
Today was a day of pure xalara. If you haven’t been following, xalara is a Greek word I learned during this trip. It means something to the effect of “let it be” or “just let it flow.” It is a bit like hakuna matata. No […]
A Reunion in Athens and a Majestic Sunset in Naxos
View of Naxos Town