Destinations
June 22, 2023

TARDIS Chasing Around The World

I know I am a nerd. Specifically, a SciFi nerd. I have had many nerdy moments throughout the years but, by far, my nerdiest moment to date came when I accidentally went TARDIS chasing. A TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) is a specific reference to a decades-old British television series called Doctor Who. This series is about a […]

Europe 0 4 min read
March 17, 2023

Travel Companies for Young Foreigners in Madrid, Spain

When you are a foreigner in a new country, you want to take advantage of travel opportunities. Whether it be opportunities to travel around different parts of your new country or to leave it and see the beauty of neighboring countries.  But if you do not consider yourself to be a good travel planner, this can be difficult to organize […]

Europe 0 3 min read
July 30, 2022

The Windmills of Zaanse Schans

The Site In 2019, I took a day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans. It cost me $34 to see this historic collection of windmills plus three other cities (Marken, Volendam, and Edam) through a private tour company. Zaanse Schans could best be described as an open air museum. In some sense, it is also like a living history museum. […]

Europe 0 1 min read
July 26, 2022

Visit the Royal Palace in Madrid

How to Visit The Royal Palace (Palacio Real de Madrid) is open to the public on Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and on Sundays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can expect to pay somewhere between 5 and 13 euros to enter, or more if you want a private guide, which can run between 13 […]

Europe 0 2 min read
July 21, 2022

Things to Do in Mukilteo, Washington

Mukilteo is a city in Snohomish County in Washington State. This area is a beautiful example of the Puget Sound. And it is easy to pass an afternoon or evening there. Visit the Beach First off, the beach in Mukilteo is excellent for individuals, friend groups, and families. The beach is a mixture of sand, rocks, and wood. And the […]

North America 0 1 min read
July 19, 2022

The Cost to Get a Student Visa for Spain

There are actually a multitude of reasons you may need a student visa for Spain, other than just the typical undergraduate student studying abroad. There are cheap graduate programs for Americans in Spain. There are language schools for students of any age to learn any level of Spanish. And there is a position called an auxiliar de conversacion, or language assistant […]

Europe 0 3 min read
July 17, 2022

The Unique Emu-Z-Um in Grand View, Idaho

Lawson’s Emu-Z-Um was a very unique mixture of wildlife and history, located in Southern Idaho. This open-air museum was more like a collection of buildings from the historic western settlement of Owyhee County than a traditional museum. These buildings contained many artifacts from the late 1800s and early 1900s. And, on the grounds of the museum, roamed emus — large […]

Idaho 0 1 min read
December 29, 2021

Christmas Markets In Madrid

One thing I have learned spending the early Christmas season in Madrid is that Christmas Markets in Madrid are much more impressive to Americans than they are to Europeans. I am part of an Erasmus club, where I have met students studying in Spain who are from Italy, France, the UK, Austria, and Germany. I have been told from these […]

Europe 2 6 min read