We absolutely love Rome, which we’ve found is a bit of a polarizing opinion over the years of talking with readers and other travelers, some of whom mention that it’s too chaotic, crowded, or dirty (it is certainly all three of those things, for the record). We’ve been to Rome many, many times at this…
Paris was one of my (Matt here, the resident French speaker in this corner of the internet!) first international travel experiences after I graduated from college and left the US for the first time in my life. I took French for seven years in school, and I was incredibly excited to put it to good…
Ah, Roma. Rome is a city full of so much history and culture that it makes its way onto nearly everyone’s bucket list. The challenge with Rome, and it’s one that we’ve heard over and over again, is that there is so much to do and see within the boundaries of the city that planning…
We have now been to Madrid three times over the past five years to dive deeper into Madrid’s culture, history, and (gluten free) food scene, which has cemented its place as one of our favorite cities in Europe. There’s something special about Madrid that other big European cities lack. I think it has to do…
When we started researching for a trip to Lisbon, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in terms of coffee. If it was anything like my previous experiences with coffee in Europe – which, to be fair, were outdated by more than a decade – then it wasn’t going to be my cup of tea…
You’re in for a treat: Florence’s history is equal parts fascinating and salacious, with plenty of stories full of backstabbing and allegedly celibate religious figures with multiple sons that wouldn’t be out of place on a show like Game of Thrones. The rich and sometimes salacious history around the Medici family, one of the most…