The sunlight was beaming into our room brightly, waking us up for our first full day in Spain. Even though the sun set late, the sunrise was nice and early, which worked out well for us because we had a tour to get ready for. We’d packed some packaged snacks in our luggage, so we Read more
In many ways, I feel like this trip kind of snuck up on me. We’d been planning it for months, but it always seemed just out of sight until the moment it was actually here. This trip, our departure in particular, was extraordinarily more stressful than any other trip we’d taken. European culture and customs Read more
I admit it: I’ve been putting off writing this for a little while. There were a few legitimate distractions (Cancun, Phoenix, the blog redesign, work), but I was also dragging my feet a little here for probably the same reasons I still have a suitcase filled with souvenirs sitting and waiting to be unpacked in Read more
I’ve got that proverbial bullet between my teeth, and I’m biting down. Hard. After just over ten years of exploring the Caribbean (and in honor of my upcoming 30th birthday this summer), the Sunglasses and Umbrella Drinks family is finally venturing out to a whole new world. An entirely new adventure. Barcelona. Monte Carlo. Florence Read more
I have this…thing. It’s hard to describe. A cosmic connection to my cell phone, if you will. And on the morning we disembark any ship, I will wake up multiple times throughout the night to see if I have service yet. This time? I was up at two. And then again every half hour until Read more
