December was a month full of friends, family, and festive holiday celebrations. I started off the Christmas season at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London, followed by a weekend in Stuttgart, Germany to experience the infamous Christmas markets. Mid-month, it was time to head home to be with family and friends for Christmas, my birthday, and New Years. Continue reading “Noelle’s Monthly Recap: December 2016”
As I reflect in gratitude for my travels in 2016, the natural planner in me has already booked some 2017 travels and I also have my eyes on a few others. For the most part, I’ll be aiming for mostly new destinations, although I’m sure some return trips to destinations I’ve been before will pop up. Here’s whats on for the New Year: Continue reading “Noelle Across The Pond in 2017”
As much as I wanted to write about how travel has made me less materialistic this holiday season, I’m going into day four of my visit home for the holidays without having received my luggage (and being pretty upset about it), so that topic felt a bit like preaching from a soapbox.
Instead what I can focus on is how travel, particularly some of the trips I’ve done this year, have opened my eyes in some profound ways. Here’s how: Continue reading “2016 Reflections of Gratitude”
Hostels are not very popular in the U.S. – a few of the big cities have them and that’s about it – so many of my friends (American and not) have been befuddled when I mention that I regularly stay in hostels while traveling. Hostels tend to have a bad perception – possibly due to the Quentin Tarantino horror movie trilogy Hostel, but my experience in staying in over 20+ hostels over past few years has been anything but horrible. Continue reading “Noelle’s Ultimate Beginners Guide to Hostels”
When my friend Miriam moved back to Germany a few months ago, I knew that December was the perfect time to visit. I had been to Germany before, but somehow visiting in time for the famous German Christmas Markets had eluded me thus far. Continue reading “A Weekend at the Christmas Markets in Stuttgart, Germany”
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