It never fails to raise an eyebrow “Brandy ‘Budget Travel‘ Bell” took a cruise? Oh yes, friends, I took a cruise and I am not ashamed to say that I LOVED IT. While cruising is not my full time preferred method for discovering this world, I am a water baby, and there’s nothing I…
Last weekend I migrated South for the Winter to score some of the sun they’re hoarding down in Granada. After a cozy 5 hour bus ride from Madrid we arrived in the city at merienda time. Merienda is the Spanish tradition of never letting your body feel hunger. Seriously, they have TWO snacks planned into…
You know the junk drawer that you try to hide from your friends and family? The one full of odds and ends that you don’t want anyone to know about. The best things are found in the corners of these drawers, and that’s what The Louise Log is all about. A web series with short…
Madrid is a fantastic city, but she doesn’t show her charms to everyone. Here are the ins and outs for how to have the perfect day in Madrid, including culture, unique food destinations, and the best places to grab a drink. After you’ve scored a dirt cheap flight to Madrid it’s time to keep the…
It’s no secret that I am what you might lovingly call “off-her-rocker”. The kind of girl who lusts after adventures that will land me with Somali pirates on a hijacked yacht*, or hitch hiking after dark without my pepper spray. But, it appears I am also capable of rational thought and human emotions, including-…
On the heels of resolutions-remorse comes the second worst time of year: Valentine’s Day.
This commercial atrocity will be flooding your news feed before you can say “stop it Hallmark, we’re just friends”. Relief is here though, and it’s in the form of one of Europe’s most romantic cities: Amsterdam
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If you don’t know what a FUD is, back up and read this article about whizzing like a.. well, a man. But today I have to figure out which product of these two is going to be the one that makes it into your bag. Ready? The only way to solve a dilemma is through…
I can’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy when I see fellow travelers of the male persuasion doing things such as peeing into bottles, writing their names on walls with urine, and having only to unzip the fly to get relief. Well boys, my penis envy days are over! I no longer live in…
Tagged by Flora of Thirty One Distant with only 20 hours to go in the Capture the Color Contest! Will I make the deadline? Blue. I was tired, and had already been walking for several hours. I could feel my sunburn developing as I walked along the road to the castle which lays perched upon…