Met friends there on study abroad
Lucerne!Gondola ride at sunsetChocolate (it really is amazing)
We arrived in the later afternoon and didnt have much time to do anything but walk to town from our hostel, explore a bit, and get a nice dinner. Switzerland is EXPENSIVE - even McDonalds is wildly expensive compared to what we are used to, so just be ready for that. Zurich is an extremely well kept city, and we spent the evening roaming the beautiful streets and stopped for a night cap at an outdoor cafe before heading home.
Met a friend there who had flown from the states. We had both heard amazing things about this destination, and knew it was not as popular as other Euro destinations, so we figured we would give it a bash!
The Scottish Western Isles - particularly Isle of Skye - tend to show up on everyones bucket list. They are wild, rugged, otherworldy, and a nature-lover's playgorund. Being so close by, we decided to take a trip when our best friend from the States visted us here in Scotland.
I travelled to Kenya on a volunteer experience for 2 weeks and worked at an orphanage, but while I was there I was able to travel and experience so much of the culture. 4 of the days were spent doing travelling and experiencing Kenya
I chose a weekend getaway in these three locations because Portugal is in close proximity to Spain, and my best friend and I wanted to do a little trip together. We chose to see Lisbon as it is a city destination where we know a few other students studying abroad, and I recommended Sintra as I went there a few years back and absolutely adored it. Nazaré is a bucket list place that I've always wanted to visit to see the world-famous surfing waves and picturesque cliffs. Portugal isn't too big so we could hop around from place to place.
A dream getaway with my husband for a first-time trip to the city of lights!
I had a work event in Belfast and convinced a friend we needed to meet for kilted yoga in Scotland
