Oh, Barcelona. One of my favorite cities in the world! In college, I studied abroad in this amazing city for 3 months. This past January, I finally got the chance to return. Sadly only for 3 days instead of 3 months. However, this time I was able to bring my mom with me . I was so excited at the opportunity to show her all of my favorite places in Barcelona. Since it was my mom’s first time in the city, I wanted to make the most out of our 3 days in Barcelona and be sure she saw everything there was to see.  Day 1: Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Cathedral,…

The Sahara Desert is a truly magical place to spend a night. On a trip to Morocco, while studying abroad, my friend and I decided we couldn’t miss out on this experience. So with the help of our hostel, we booked a trip into the Sahara for the next night.  We departed from Marrakesh, where we took a ride into the beginning of the desert. We came to the initial starting point for the adventure into the desert. Here is where we got acquainted with our new camel best friends and saddled to spend a night in the Sahara Desert. The trek into the desert took about 2 hours until…

Back in College a group of us decided to take the weekend and road trip down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The road trip in itself was an adventure and took us 27 hours of straight driving to get there. We ended up going the weekend after Fat Tuesday so we weren’t there when the party was in full swing, but that didn’t seem to slow anything down! So if you have limited time to spend in New Orleans and want to make the most of it, continue reading to find out how we spent 48 hours in New Orleans. Day 1 Go on a Swamp Tour Something New…

San Diego is a perfect place for a quick weekend escape with a couple girl friends. San Diego offers so many different types of adventures, it makes it easy to please any type of girl. Our weekend in San Diego was one filled with Mexican food, rooftop bars, sunbathing on the beach and taking an obnoxious amount of touristy photos. What to do: 1. Take a Pub Bike Tour of Downtown Our weekend in San Diego started with a party bike tour around the city. A pub bike tour is almost exactly how it sounds, essentially a bar hop on a large bike. It is also a great way to…