After leaving Amsterdam, Trina and I hopped on a bus and braced ourselves for the (very) long bus ride to Berlin, Germany. We left late at night so the bus would be traveling through the night and we’d arrive in the morning. The upside to this was that we weren’t […]
When my sister and I hit the Red Light District in Amsterdam, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. We had heard a lot of stories and the hype around this “anything goes” part of the city and we wanted to see if it lived up to its reputation. The […]
Situated in Stephensplatz, the St. Stephen’s Cathedral dates back to 1147 and is a beautiful example of the artistry that went into architecture back then. It was one of the first places we visited when we arrived in Vienna and it truly set the tone for what was to be […]
For most people, backpacking across Europe usually involves hostel stays and late nights wondering if the place you chose to sleep is safe. It’s part of the adventure and keeps the adrenaline spiked nice and high. For my sister and I, we did a different sort of backpacking… We had […]
For those of you who furiously clicked on this link hoping to catch a glimpse of the Red Light District, fear not, that’s coming in a future post. For now, the sights of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is pretty much exactly as you expect it to be – water, canals and bikes. […]
Brussels can pretty much be summed up with two words: cheap umbrellas. When we arrived in Brussels, after taking the super speedy train from Paris, we couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed by the current state of the weather. However, we were in Europe… in October… Which is pretty much […]
We had arrived in Paris. My sister had taken one flight, through the US, and I had taken another through Montreal and we arrived at the same time into Charles de Gaulle airport. We hadn’t told our mother that we were on separate flights — she would have likely panicked […]