Traveling Designers

Amsterdam is known for their drugs, prostitutes, and rebellious attitude. We weren’t quite sure what to expect when we arrived. We were taken by the beautiful architecture and charmed by the small cobble stone alley roads twisting through the many canals. The history of the city is contrasted heavily with lots of young travelers on their gap … Continue reading Amsterdam

Sevilla was a fun city. We arrived on a Sunday and were staying next to one of the biggest squares in the city. It was completely full! Kids running around wearing soccer uniforms, parents drinking at the restaurants and cafes, people playing music, everywhere we looked it was people having a good time. After we … Continue reading Sevilla

Barcelona was probably our favorite big city throughout Europe. It is located on the Mediterranean and surrounded by huge mountains. We fell in love with the scenery and the cool vibes of the neighborhoods within the city. We were able to stay with the brother of a friend we met at our workaway in Norway so … Continue reading Barcelona

Salamanca is where we started winding down our three months of European travel. It is a tiny college town with not much to do. We took it pretty low and slow here. It was the perfect city for that too, coffee shops, churros con chocolate, and good weather made it perfect. We found an incredible … Continue reading Salamanca

Avignon was a much needed break from a big city like Paris. The town was easily walkable and the sites were sparse. We rented a full apartment so we were able to make our own meals with fresh ingredients from the market. Fresh cheeses, meats, breads, and vegetables were easy to find here. We spend … Continue reading Avignon and Provence

Ha Long Bay was a much needed splurge on our trip. It was by far the nicest thing we’ve done in five months of traveling. Our room was incredible, including a private balcony looking over the bay at all times; the food was delicious and always came in at least four courses; and we met … Continue reading Ha Long Bay

Sapa was shockingly cold! We were under the impression that Vietnam would be warm and tropical; boy were we wrong. Sapa was near freezing and even had snow at slightly higher altitudes. It was rainy, foggy, and windy almost the whole time we were there. We planned on doing a trek there and, because of the … Continue reading Sapa

After our first day in Paris we absolutely hated it. We were tired from the early train ride, the metro tickets were confusing, the farmers market food was expensive, people weren’t all that friendly, and the language was a sharp contrast we were completely underprepared for. It was horrible. After spilling salad all over my lab … Continue reading Paris

Granada (which means ‘grenade’ in English, but is also what they call pomegranates) was one of our favorite small towns we visited. It was a beautiful, high altitude city, set in the foot hills of the Sierra Nevadas of Spain. It is a gypsy town where people lived in caves, nicely furnished caves, but still … Continue reading Granada