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Discover Rwanda – Week 3: History and Religion

Discover Rwanda – Week 3: History and Religion

Rwanda is quite a religious country with the majority of the country practicing Catholic. This country holds the only apparition site in all of Africa. Apparition sites are unexpected sightings of the Virgin Mary. With half of my team being Catholic, we decided to venture 

A Day in Fez

A Day in Fez

Ali had our day planned out for us by hiring our tour guide, Layla. In Fez, drivers are not allowed to escort their passengers around the city without a tour guide license. Ali shared with us that he was fined by the police once when 

Explore Walensee, Switzerland

Explore Walensee, Switzerland

It was another rainy day in Zurich. It is so odd to see how dark and depressing the weather turned since my last visit four years ago. I had visited Zurich the same time in 2017 but it was hot and humid. My friend had 

Explore Ebenalp, Switzerland

Explore Ebenalp, Switzerland

It was a wet arrival into Switzerland but so wonderful to finally land into another country. Patty and I were exhausted. We didnt sleep much on the flight. After service, we only had 4 hours to nap before our arrival. We were staying at a 

Quick Guide to 5 Days in Switzerland

Quick Guide to 5 Days in Switzerland

It has been almost two years since my last international trip. I must admit that I was nervous to travel again. To ease myself back into the travel lifestyle, my friend and I decided to visit a location that we are somewhat familiar with. We 

Romania: Halloween Recovery

Romania: Halloween Recovery

I woke up around 10am feeling exhausted. I came to the realization that I am no longer 21 years old. I called my AirBnB host and requested for a late check out. Thankfully, she was sweet and allowed us to check out in the afternoon 

Romania: Dracula’s Castle

Romania: Dracula’s Castle

PL and I slept for a mere 4 hours before packing our bags to head down south to Brasov to celebrate Halloween. We hired a driver to Brasov. We heard that the public transit to Brasov was horrendous due to the holiday weekend. We met 

Day Trip to Bulgaria from Bucharest

Day Trip to Bulgaria from Bucharest

Romania is perhaps the farthest East of Europe that I’ve been to. I booked a private day tour to Bulgaria from Bucharest to see more of Eastern Europe. Our driver, Andrei picked us up bright and early at 7:30am to avoid the possible morning rush 

Halloween in Bucharest, Romania

Halloween in Bucharest, Romania

I arrived in Bucharest on Halloween afternoon. The airport was small and easy to maneuver around. How to Get to Old Town Bucharest from OTP Airport There are several options to get to Old Town Bucharest from OTP airport. Once you enter the arrival section, 

Quick Guide to 4 Days in Romania – Halloween Edition

Quick Guide to 4 Days in Romania – Halloween Edition

Romania had never crossed my mind until a colleague mentioned that she wanted to do Romania for Halloween. She said that there was a costume party at Dracula’s castle. I did my research and sure enough, there is a costume party at the castle. I