Build a timecapsule wardrobe with “must have” clothing pieces to pack for European travel using 1 carry on. Starting with versatile pieces, I walk you through dresses that turn into skirts, a color palette that compliments each piece, and athletic and fancier pieces that provide the right clothing for any weather or occasion. Link to summer Europe packing list of clothing items you can buy right now.
Tag: italy
The BEST apps for European travel
Fresh from a month abroad, I’ve got a whole folder of tried and tested apps on my phone’s front page that were saviors during our European adventure. 1. Book your trains in one app I used Omio for every train ticket- not only were my Italia and Trenitalia tickets cheaper through the app, I didn’t…
3 travel hacks will make you conquer your travel nerves
Flight delays. Less than stellar hotel rooms. Hockers holding their products right in your face while shouting at you. There are some inconveniences everyone can expect when traveling abroad and experiencing new cultures. Here’s how we’ve made the best of unfortunate situations that tourists experience while traveling abroad. Flight delays When our international flight first…
Oberbozen: A rendezvous at the llama farm
I’m tickled pink to report an active and healthy llama farm a 20 minute walk from our Oberbozen/ Bolzano airbnb. 100 llamas! Alpacas! I’m in heaven. Part horse-looking, part sheep, startled easily but very curious, these long necked friends spent the entire morning of me “ooh”ing and “aah”ing just chomping away at their hay. Those…
Day 14: Guten Tag Oberbozen!
We are doing our best Sound of Music in the Alpine bilingual German/ Italian city of Bolzano / Bozen, part of the autonomous Italian region of South Tyrol.Once part of Austria (which was once part of Germany), the South Tyrol region is 69% German speaking. It was annexed by Italy in 1911. Hallo, Forst Radler…
Day 13: Eating our way through Italy
Italian food is many people’s favorite cuisine: truffles, tomato sauce, pasta, cured meats. In the words of Chef Pepe, everybody and their grandmother has an opinion on the juuust right way to make a certain Italian dish.What I’ve been disappointed with in Italy is the breakfast culture. Sure, every guide book stresses the bar cafe…