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Literary Travel Guide to England inspired by Julia Whelan’s “My Oxford Year”
A study abroad romance. That’s exactly what I needed. After watching the new film adaptation of My Oxford Year (2025) on Netflix, I knew I had to dive further into the world crafted by Julia Whelan so I picked up her novel (2018). I’ve never…
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Literary Travel Guide to Lisbon, Inspired by Chris Pavone’s “Two Nights in Lisbon”
I’ve always been drawn to mystery novels. The kind that makes you double-check locked doors and reread sentences, searching for what you might have missed. So as I started preparing for my own trip to Lisbon, I picked up Two Nights in Lisbon, expecting nothing…
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Literary Travel Guide to Florence, Inspired by Jenna Evans Welch’s “Love and Gelato”
Creamy gelato, decadent pasta, and magical artistry and monuments. These three things come together to create the most beautiful place that I called home for 4 months last year. The novel Love & Gelato (2017) by Jenna Evans Welch captures some of those remarkable memories.…
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5 Spots in London If You Only Have One Day
by Jeny Rizo-Perez and Zainab Husein London is no ordinary city. It’s a place you could visit as a tourist every day and never really run out of unique things to do. But sometimes you find yourself with only one day in England’s capital city…
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portugal guides
Lisbon Airport: Advice from my experience traveling to the EU, UK and internationally to/from Lisbon’s airport
Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport was recently called one of the world’s worst. Not a total shocker to anyone who’s seen social media picks of long, snaking lines in recent months after the EU’s new passport control measures added longer processing times for most non-EU travelers.…
Keep readingFinding Rest in the City of 7 Hills
What started out as a joke became a very real way of navigating a city that keeps your step count over 20,000, and has no shortage of inclines. Lisbon can be an intimidating city, but keeping these 5 tips in mind can relieve that stress. …
Keep readingA Guide to Birdwatching in the City of Adorinhas
One of the very first things I noticed when I began my study abroad in Lisbon, Portugal was the aerial dance of Adorinhas, or swallows. Each evening they would take to the skies like miniature fighter jets soaring through the colorful rows of houses and…
Keep readingBeyond the Palaces of Sintra, Portugal
There are two things I love most when I travel: historical significance and spectacular views. That isn’t to say I dislike other aspects of traveling, like eating wonderful food or meandering through different cities while shopping, but nothing quite compares to impressive views paired with…
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France guides
Top 5 Places to Experience Parisian Café Culture
One of my favorite things about Paris is its emphasis on café culture, which encourages people to sit, relax, chat with friends, and enjoy watching life go by. Unlike in the US, people don’t really bring their laptops to coffee shops, and those “1-hour limit”…
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Literary Travel Guide to Paris Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast”
When I visited Paris, it felt lifeless and full of monuments I forced myself to visit. The Louvre is beautiful and so is the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, but the heart of Paris did not feel like it lived in those places. I left knowing…
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Literary Travel Guide To Paris Through Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room”
I’d like to live in a world where free Bible bins were replaced with copies of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room — where Salvation Army shoppers are lured to an unassuming box of words and later recite lines like, “Perhaps home is not a place but…
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Literary Travel Guide to Paris, inspired by Ruth Reichl’s “The Paris Novel”
After returning from studying abroad last year in Paris, I felt as if a part of me had been left behind. I would constantly look through the thousands of photos I took, listen to the songs I played on my afternoon métro commutes to school,…
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Canada guides
Literary Travel Guide inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s “The Glass Hotel” Novel
Even greater than the mystery of water is the mystery of the woman whose mother was taken by it. This sentiment is at the center of Emily St. John Mandel’s The Glass Hotel (2020). The intriguing title character of the novel is the (fictional) Caiette…
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Literary Travel Guide to Barry’s Bay, Ontario, inspired by “One Golden Summer” by Carley Fortune
Picture a steamy summer romance. Rival surfers falling in love on the California coast, may come to mind. A destination wedding tale of a bridesmaid being swept off her feet on a tropical isle, perhaps. Now, picture the beaches of… Canada. Wait a second! Canada?…
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Top 5 Must-see Locations for Music Lovers Visiting Toronto
by Lindsay Hughes & Annalyse Powell Toronto is a hotspot for all things music, from concert venues that host the most prevalent music stars of this generation, to local record shops with everything from ABBA to Zara. This city has a way of making you…
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A Foodie Afternoon in Toronto’s Kensington Market
You can travel the world via the flavors of delicious foods all in a few small pedestrian-friendly blocks of Toronto’s historic Kensington Market. It isn’t a traditional market like Vancouver’s Granville Island or Detroit’s Eastern Market. (You’ll want to head to Toronto’s St Lawrence Market, if…
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US Travel guides
Held Together by Hot Chocolate
by Brenna Dukes Sitting on the cool metal bleachers of the football stadium, the icy chill worming its way into my bones, the blanket beneath me and the giant puffy coat my grammy gave me did little to help with the bite of the autumn…
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Austin’s Best Coffee
Austin, Texas, is known for its Tex-Mex and BBQ. So, when I moved to Austin in June, I was excited to explore the food scene. As a college girl, I love a latte, and was pleasantly surprised to learn about the extensive network of trendy…
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Vertex: Where Coffee Takes Flight in Ann Arbor
Every latte lover knows how hard it can be to decide on a drink at a new cafe or even a seasonal beverage flavor at their longtime favorite coffee shop. That’s where latte flights come in to save the day. These small samples of signature…
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Literary Travel Guide to The John Muir Trail inspired by Suzanne Roberts’ Almost Somewhere
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” This is one of…
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