Spring Break 2018 We had 10 days to cover a lot of ground during spring break, and my family’s itinerary was packed. We flew into Venice, then took the train to a charming Renaissance-style hotel near the water. Our first day was spent wandering the narrow alleyways (no cars here—just foot and boat traffic). It rained all day, which added a romantic flair to the already magical city. This was my second time in Venice, but my first with family, and I happily navigated us throu

Summer 2015 Summer between sophomore and junior year of college: probably  the best summer of my life. Around Christmas the year before, my best friend and fellow travel bug, Schyler, floated the idea of backpacking around Europe. And so the planning began. Our friend Sam joined in, and we built a few reunions into the trip—meeting up with Marta, our high school’s Spanish exchange student, in Barcelona, and my mom in Berlin before wrapping things up in Prague. We flew into At