Category: International Destinations

  • Visiting the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland

    Visiting the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland

    The Matterhorn. The Mountain of all Mountains. This icon of the Swiss Alps straddles the Swiss & Italian borders, and it has been on my bucket list since the first time I saw a photo of this beauty. Is it possible to have a crush on a mountain? #MountainCrushMonday The Matterhorn name is German, and […]

  • Chillon Castle [Switzterland’s Most Popular Castle]

    Chillon Castle [Switzterland’s Most Popular Castle]

    After our wander through the vineyards, we continued our journey along Lake Geneva through Montreux to the Chillon Castle. When traveling, while nature is always my favorite attraction, I also love visiting historical locations and learning what was there before us many centuries ago. Europe is so rich with history and culture that it was […]

  • Visiting the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Visiting the Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, UNESCO World Heritage Site

    After a quick trip to Germany, we left our hotel in Zurich to drive to Lake Geneva, the French part of Switzerland. We landed in Lausanne, Switzerland to check with the tourist information office for some maps of the UNESCO site nearby. 
What is UNESCO? UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization. […]

  • Neuschwanstein Castle [A Guide to Visiting the German Fairytale Castle]

    Neuschwanstein Castle [A Guide to Visiting the German Fairytale Castle]

    If you want to step into a fairytale, then the Neuschwanstein Castle should be on your bucket list! Located in the Bavaria region in Germany, this castle is a 19th century palace based on Ludwig II of Bavaria’s ideas of a perfect castle. Unfortunately, Ludwig II passed in 1886 before his castle could be completed. […]

  • A Day in Locarno, Switzerland

    A Day in Locarno, Switzerland

    On our first full day in Switzerland, we decided to forego our city tour of Zurich (due to rain) and head south to the Italian part of Switzerland— a cute vacation destination of Locarno. Our kind hostess, Martina, said that the weather on the other side of the mountains is usually better. She also told […]

  • A Quick Trip to Vancouver, BC

    A Quick Trip to Vancouver, BC

    On our first full day in the Seattle area, we decided that the weather was not best for national parks… so we ended up in Canada. Why is it that every time we’re in Canada, it’s terrible weather? Either way, I still love the parts of Canada I’ve been to so far, and despite the […]

  • I Hate Airports.

    I Hate Airports.

    June 7, 2013 So here I am, waiting in LAX by my gate for another 5 hours. I’ve been here since one. I absolutely hate waiting in airports for hours like this. I just want to be home at this point. Our long international flight went pretty well and I was able to get a […]

  • Saying Goodbye to New Zealand

    Saying Goodbye to New Zealand

    June 7, 2013 Today was our last day in New Zealand. That is crazy. It seems like just yesterday that I got here, not 3.5 weeks ago! We finished our classwork today. I felt like our final was like an IB exam because there was a short multiple choice section and then short answer, and […]

  • Almost Done in Dunedin

    Almost Done in Dunedin

    June 5, 2013   Today, like I said was another travel day. It was very uneventful, I am warning you now. We rode on the bus for 4 hours and then during lunch we practiced our group project. Then we had our exam review and group presentations.   These were the highlights of my day: […]

  • Caves, Glowworms, and Mirror Lakes

    Caves, Glowworms, and Mirror Lakes

    June 4, 2013 Today we had a different adventure than our planned Milford Sound cruise due to the road being closed. We went on a cruise across Lake Te Anau, and then went into the Aurora Cave System to see the glowworms! There is the “Tunnel Burn” river that goes through the caves and carves […]