Where to Stay in Hanoi Old Quarter, Vietnam

Hanoi Cafe and Airbnb

Best Airbnb in Old Quarter Hanoi It is stressful enough to travel across the world, especially when its to a new country for the first time.  So if you’re like me you like to be as prepared ahead of time as you can to make the first few days easier … Continue reading

Restaurant, Ristorante Degli Amici

Fresh Eggplant Pasta

Best Pasta in Italy I recently spent a month living on the Amalfi coast in Italy, eating incredible food, enjoying the views, and dreading coming home.  Now that I’m back home I have to tell you about a hidden gem we discovered in a little town called ‘Seiano’.  Being a … Continue reading

Walla Walla Steak Co. Crossbuck Brewing

Steak co bar

There is a new restaurant that is making quite the splash in Walla Walla Washington.  Recently rated on America’s top 100 best wine restaurants by Wine Enthusiast (link to article here).  So what started the Steak Co?  The four owners Dan Thiessen, Steven Brack, Paul MacKay and Philip Christofides.  The idea … Continue reading

Restaurant Louis, Stéphane Pitré

resto louis paris

Paris Fine Dinning When in Paris one thing you can not miss is a set menu gourmet meal.  It gives you the opportunity to try things you normally wouldn’t to experience a several course meal that will bring your pallet on a journey.  My fine dinning experience was at Restaurant … Continue reading

Chez Imogène, Paris

summersadventures chez imogene

Bretagne (Brittany France) In my opinion one of the best ways to get to know a region or country is by the food.  I found it fascinating when I lived in France and realized how each different region so clearly had it’s own cuisine and specialties that you couldn’t find … Continue reading

Things you won’t know unless you’ve studied abroad

exchange students AFS

The experience of a lifetime I’m sure that everyone has that friend that studied abroad for some amount of time and can’t seem to shut up about it.  Well, I am that friend.  That one person who studied abroad and swears that it “changed their life” all of a sudden … Continue reading