Wondering how to spend your time in Barcelona, and not sure where to start? You’re in the right place! We’ve been to Barcelona a couple of times over the past few years, and we’re here to do our best to help you plan an incredible trip. Barcelona was the first stop on our first real…
I don’t think I quite realized it until re-compiling this guide, but Barcelona is a top tier gluten free city. We’re talking top five in the world, if not top three. There are SO MANY gluten free bakeries to choose from, that even after two full weeks of running around Barcelona (over two trips) trying…
Ah, Roma! The home of pasta, pizza, and all the other delicious things that are generally full of gluten. It can’t possibly be easy to eat gluten free in a city like Rome, right? At least that’s what I thought before my first trip to Rome nearly a decade ago just after I was diagnosed…
One thing I don’t think people really understand – I certainly didn’t – before they learn more about Italy is how diverse Italy is from a historical, cultural, and political perspective. Italy is one of the youngest countries in the European Union, having only been unified in the 1860’s. Of course, it’s hard to picture…
Florence, similar to Venice, has a bit of a reputation for being packed full of tourists – many of whom are only in town for a day – all milling about to see the same three sights, eating at the same few restaurants (that aren’t particularly Florentine or Tuscan), and leaving. To be honest, on…
We have now been to Florence several times in the past few years (three times, at the time of writing), and each time we seem to peel back another layer of the proverbial onion. Florence is a beautiful city, with tons of history (the Medici family in real life is way better drama than Game…