In less than a week, Something in Her Ramblings is hitting the road to share stories about some of Europe’s best winter destinations. I will be using a four-country Eurail pass to explore Switzerland, Austria and Germany, and celebrate Christmas in Milan. After
Growing up in California I spent many a beach day laying in the sand and dreaming some suave surfer dude with an extra board would approach me and offer to teach me how to ride the waves. As this fantasy never
Leaving my 24th year behind and turning 25 was a big deal for me, for reasons I previously wrote about. To ring in turning a quarter of a century in style, distract myself from being away from family and friends,
In the dim light of Restaurant Botín, owner Carlos González hands me a copy of Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. I turn to the final page and read. “We lunched upstairs at Botín’s," he wrote. "It is one of the
I've moved around the world, but I haven’t changed a bit. Well, at least not in regard to my love for Disney. Almost four months ago, I left my life in Orlando, Florida, to come to Europe for a teaching job in
I live on Calle Fuencarral, a street in the center of Madrid, in a shared flat located between Michael Kors and a shoe shop, in room with a balcony that overlooks the street. When I first came to the city,
Perhaps no drink is more synonymous with Spain than sangria. While this drink is far more popular with tourists than locals, still at the top of my bucket list of things to do while living in Spain was to find the
The dancer makes her way on stage. Clad in a brown and blue patterned dress, she looks nothing like the stereotype as she glides silently to the center of the floor and stops. One arm raised in the air she
Much of Madrid’s charm lies in its many plazas, or large squares that offer monuments, cafes and respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, each with its hidden treasures of its owns. With plazas in most of Madrid’s
On a visit to Madrid you can expect tapas, sangria, maybe even some flamenco dancing, and… a stroll through an ancient Egyptian temple? Yes, that’s right, There's an Ancient Egyptian temple in Madrid, located in the heart of the city. The