Category: Europe

• Berlin in 48 Hours

  

  (Part 1 with Corey D) We didn’t even need to put away the air mattress as Corey D showed up four days after Alison and Goldberg had returned home!  He was the first guest to use my London Adventures walking guide book, and boy, did he get his walk on all over London.  This included…

  tkforrest

  September 18, 2016

  Berlin, Germany

  alexanderplatz, berlin, berlin wall, brandenburg gate, checkpoint charlie, currywurst, east berlin, germany, reichstag, sausages

• Marie?! The Baguettes! Hurry Up! (Provence)

  

  We are KIPP Infinity, and we are a team and a family!  Not only was vacationing in Provence like being in a postcard the entire time, but I also got to prance amongst the poppies and sip rose wine with some of my favorite people on the planet.

  tkforrest

  September 4, 2016

  Provence, France

  france, friends, hen do, kipp, kipp infinity, prosecco, provence, rose, wine, wine tasting

• London, Dublin, and Dover with Dad

  

  We’d been emailing, facetiming, and planning for so many months that I almost couldn’t believe it when I was finally on my way to pick up Dad from Heathrow.  And when you’re picking someone up from a London airport you feel like you’re reliving the opening scene of Love Actually in the arrivals terminal, and you…

  tkforrest

  May 2, 2016

  Dover, England, Dublin, Ireland, London, England

  castle, churchill war rooms, cliffs, day trip, dover, dublin, guinness, ireland, London, Sunday Roast, tea, temple bar, tower of london, United Kingdom, white cliffs, ww2

• Our Roman Holiday

  

  Though I’m not a princess escaping the duties of her crown, I can say that Corey treated me to a royally excellent trip for my last weekend of unemployment- ROMA!

  tkforrest

  January 25, 2016

  Rome, Italy

  colosseum, forum, italy, michelangelo, raphael, roman, rome, sistine chapel, trevi, vatican

• Uma Porta Em Oporto

  

  Oporto, locally known as Porto, definitely gives Lisboa a run for its money when it comes to charm and relaxation.  Both cities are nestled along beautiful rivers, and have miradouros (viewing points) that take your breath away. Oporto, however, feels a bit more ‘untouched’ with its narrow lanes unfit for cars, and with the wonderful number…

  tkforrest

  December 9, 2015

  Porto, Portugal

  bacalao, foz, francesinha, oporto, port, porto, portugal, pulpo, wine, wine tasting