ILA Magazine: Discover the Best Retirement Haven + 14 MoreThere’s something about Spain that immediately captures the imagination. Perhaps it’s the food—tapas served up delicious and cheap, ceviche like you’ve never tasted before and, of course, plenty of local wine. Perhaps it’s the language—elegant and passionate and almost poetic sounding no matter what people are actually saying...
Castles…There’s just something magical about them—about their beauty, their strength, the ancient history we can all imagine within their walls. For me they’re one of the big draws of Europe and one of the reasons I keep taking trains to small Swiss towns and cycling along back roads in the French countryside and hiking up Croatian hills to tumbledown ruins.
Known for its rocky shoreline, moody skies and ancient castles, Brittany has a long history of war. The British wanted this slice of the mainland and so did France. Today, Bretons feel their country is their own. Yes, it’s France—technically—but it’s a culture, climate and gastronomy all its own...
Not enough people are talking about Slovenia. We’ve all heard of Italy—with its perfectly poised pizzas and its hilltop towns—and France—with its fancy cuisine and Medieval castles. But somehow this small Alpine country tucked away along the Italian and Austrian borders isn’t on as many people’s radar...
It’s late winter in southern Croatia and the sun is high in the sky. The calm water off the coast is a deep shade of aquamarine. The coastline is as dramatic as ever—with rocky mountains pushing all the way up to the sky and islands dotting the horizon everywhere you look.
It’s no secret that Europe is a great place to live. Its many countries are known for excellent cuisine, gorgeous ocean views, jagged Alpine landscapes, great healthcare and some of the best public transportation systems on the planet...
Why do you travel? What is it about new places…different cultures…other languages…? For me, the answers are varied.
Its terracotta rooftops and rolling vine-covered hills, colourful cliff-side villages and fresh, flavourful, food and rich culture have captured the imagination of the world for decades. Little wonder it’s one of the top 10 most visited countries on the planet...
Recently I was lucky enough to spend two months in the bustling, vibrant, food-loving Italian capital, Rome. A place where monuments tower overhead, pizzerias serve their fare crispy and hot and the best gelato in the world is never more than a few minutes away.
This past May, I celebrated my five-year anniversary of being on the road full-time and took a long, happy, look back at the adventures those years have given me. Those adventures were beautiful and vast and more than I ever could have imagined when I first set out on this journey.