Patterns of Porto: A Photo Essay
Portugal is a pattern-lover’s wet dream. In Porto, a small city in the North of the country, rich colors and intricately patterned tiles cover the facades of otherwise grey, dreary, concrete buildings. Inside these buildings, shop owners sell goods with...
Sintra Vibes: Pena Palace & The Castle of the Moors
I wanted magic. I wanted castles, gargoyles, and to feel like I was on the set of a movie. I wanted history, grandeur, and adventure. Well, I got those things in Sintra, Portugal, as well as so much more.
Stumbling Upon Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Seville
In Spain, when Semana Santa is mentioned, it is rare that it is preceded by the phrase “stumbling upon.” I decided to go to Sevilla on, more or less, a whim. I had (somewhat unexpectedly) cut my volunteering time at a Granada hostel down from six weeks to...
Granada, Spain: First Impressions of the Moorish Jewel
Before I arrived in Granada, everything I knew about the city I learned from Pinterest and Lonely Planet. Needless to say I didn’t have a very thorough overview. So when I arrived in Granada in the early afternoon of March 26th, I had my eyes open wide and my...
