Madrid
All Spanish Roads Lead to Madrid
Posted on October 19, 2020
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3 min
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622 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
Spain’s capital city, Madrid, sits at an elevation of 2,188 feet. Compared with Barcelona’s near sea-level, it makes for quite a difference especially when considering weather and temperature in December. We left Barcelona in the mid 60s (F) and arrived to an average of ten degrees cooler in Madrid. …
[Read More]Barcelona
In the heart of Catalunya
Posted on May 2, 2020
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4 min
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809 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
May I suggest one of my favorite books: “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This is an enchanting book I read years ago, taking place in none other than Barcelona. It takes place in 1945; the protagonist is a young man named Daniel who takes you on a thrilling adventure throughout the …
[Read More]Porto
Drinking port in Porto, Portugal, near the port
Posted on March 8, 2020
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4 min
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725 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
Porto was a mere three hour train ride north of Lisbon, but the much colder weather we encountered felt more Baltic than Mediterranean. It was smaller and gave us a cozier vibe. Just like Lisbon, we had no problem communicating in English here and quickly established a favorite coffee shop that …
[Read More]The Colors of Liguria
Primarily green- it's all about the pesto
Posted on January 8, 2020
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9 min
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1916 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
The day prior to us leaving the Amalfi Coast was the final day the ferry to Salerno would be operating earlier than 10:00 AM. This was very unfortunate for us because it meant we’d have to take a bus to Salerno in order to catch our 10:00 AM train.
Up to this point, we had managed to avoid taking …
[Read More]The Amalfi Coast
Sunshine and Lemon Groves
Posted on December 19, 2019
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7 min
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1321 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
We took our second (and mercifully last) night train from Siracusa to Salerno- ending up with not much more sleep than our first time, but thankfully there was running water and electricity this time around.
Once in Salerno, we boarded the ferry to Amalfi. We spent the better part of the day …
[Read More]Sicilia
Land of Granita and Mandarinetto
Posted on December 16, 2019
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5 min
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1029 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
We left Arezzo by train at 8:30 AM to Rome, dropped off our bags, explored Rome all day (by walking over 18 miles), then hopped on the night train bound for Sicily at 11:00 PM. Yes, you read that right: you can take a train to the ISLAND of Sicily. There are no bridges from the mainland. The train …
[Read More]Toscana for Twenty Sunrises
Taking in the beauty, history, and gelato
Posted on November 12, 2019
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18 min
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3727 words
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Ryan and Mollie
(This article was cowritten, so paragraphs beginning with “M” were written by Mollie and ones beginning with “R” were written by Ryan)
M - After our sprint through Scotland, France, and Switzerland, we knew we needed to land somewhere for a good long while. This fit into our plan of setting up a …
[Read More]A Quick Dash Through Switzerland
See what you can before you empty your bank account
Posted on October 11, 2019
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10 min
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1988 words
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Ryan Glovinsky
Initially we wanted to spend a week or more in Switzerland, we’d heard amazing things. However, our plans quickly changed as we began looking into accommodations and the corresponding nightly rates. We started stripping down our trip, trying to maximize what we thought would be highlights, and …
[Read More]Paris, je t'aime
Wandering the City of Light
Posted on October 11, 2019
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9 min
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1911 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
So I have to admit, I was terrified of going to France.
I had been there before- one week in high school, on an organized tour, and I LOVED it.
However, all you hear is how the French, especially Parisians, despise Americans and will pretend not to understand English. Since Ryan’s language skills …
[Read More]The Scottish Highlands
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North...
Posted on October 4, 2019
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11 min
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2262 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
Robert Burns
(Map from [Lonely Planet](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/scotland/)) The Highlands are the part of …
[Read More]Glasgow
A modern Scotland
Posted on September 16, 2019
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3 min
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456 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
I seem to have a problem- everywhere we go, I decide I could live there. This rule held up in Glasgow! It is such a vibrant city, full of activity; and has such nice people. It was seriously quite amazing how open and friendly people were. We were taking a selfie outside of a restaurant and a …
[Read More]Edinburgh
Pronounced as -burah, not -burg
Posted on September 15, 2019
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3 min
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609 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
I really wasn't expecting Edinburgh to be so beautiful! What a difference compared to Buenos Aires, where the style was all over the place in terms of architecture (younger city + no building codes + people wanting to copy Paris, London, and Madrid styles = no uniform look). Edinburgh's main flavor …
[Read More]Punta del Este
Posted on August 30, 2019
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3 min
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430 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
We decided to take a short trip across the river during our last few weeks in South America, and arguably the quickest flight we’ve ever been on. A whole thirty minutes in the air to Punta del Este, Uruguay. For the uninitiated, Punta is a famous beach town here in South America, busting at the …
[Read More]San Pedro de Atacama
High and dry
Posted on July 21, 2019
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5 min
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950 words
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Ryan Glovinsky
The Atacama desert is one of the driest places on Earth, second only to Antarctica. It also exists at an extremely high elevation (which is part of the reason for the minimal moisture).
San Pedro de Atacama was suggested as one of the top places to visit in Chile. As with much of our trip, we didn’t …
[Read More]El Calafate...
...and El Chalten
Posted on June 23, 2019
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4 min
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733 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
Our next stop was a two hour flight northwest to El Calafate, which is also the name of a berry local to the region. This city is has a population of about 20,000 people and would you believe it- pink flamingos! Here is poor quality picture proof, because let’s face it I’m not a professional …
[Read More]First Impressions of Buenos Aires
Posted on May 21, 2019
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2 min
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416 words
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Mollie Glovinsky
I have been enjoying my first few days in Buenos Aires immensely. We’ve been doing a fair bit of walking around the local neighborhood (Belgrano), mostly to coffee shops. We did spend one day in the car with Ryan’s aunt in San Isidro and one day by car in Palmero, Recoleta, and Almagro.
I will get …
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