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What’s the first thing you think of when I say Colombia? Cocaine? Pablo Escobar? Narcos? FARC? Terrorism? That’s fair. But what if I told you everything you thought you knew about the country is wrong?

After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

Meet the Oktoberfesters

Close encounters of the German kind at the world’s biggest beer fest—from pseudo cocaine users, to a very generous dessert dealer, and gossiping without words.

6 tapas-sized tales about Spain

December 18, 2019

From cultural confusion to off-the-wall art and lunch at 6:30pm, everything in Spain is just a little bit kooky.

The happiest little accident

December 3, 2019

At the beginning of October, Sean and I thought we had our whole trip figured out. But then everything fell apart—and I fell hard for our third-string destination.

Gemütlichkeit all year long

October 15, 2019

The Danish concept of hygge has gotten a lot of attention recently, but I didn’t fully understand what it meant until I experienced the German version—four different times.

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