By Samantha Jacobs It’s almost spring break, and you’re in Europe. You have a whole new continent and 10 days to explore it. Now what? You flip open your laptop and start assessing your options. It doesn’t take long to realize that the number of possibilities before you are infinite, but your budget—yeah, not so...Read More
The Venice Carnevale is renowned as one of Europe’s grandest, most opulent parties – how could you pass that up? Walking around Venice any other time of the year it feels as though the locals are already preparing for Venice Carnevale with hundreds of mask shops, party attire, and props to get you into costume. Why...Read More
By Monika Tsimbalov Things To Do Villa Borghese It’s like the Central Park of Rome. Huge park where you can picnic, rent Segways/bikes, or just escape the city life. It’s my favorite part of Rome, maybe because there are palm trees. You can usually catch a weird show there like a bunch of Italian kids having...Read More
The land of green, rolling hills, castles, and more Guinness and whiskey than you could ever imagine. Ireland is home to some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world as well as some of the kindest people. Everyone deserves to test their own luck of the Irish and head to the Emerald Isle for...Read More
By Elizabeth Norton What if I told you there is a place where your wildest food dreams could come true and not only that but you could go to this place for free. In reality, the only place this dream could really exist is in the country where the most iconic foods were born, Italy. FICO...Read More
Moving to Europe means drinking a lot more wine… At every occasion, there is an opportunity to indulge in its accents and notes. Rosé, Red, white, how do you know which fits you better? Take our quiz to find out which wine fits your tastes and needs. [interact id=”5c205ecd90be610013c2a7f5″ type=”quiz”] Need more travel tips? Enter...Read More
By Yasi Agah Ah, wine. The perfect drink for any occasion. Whether you’re having a relaxing night in or getting ready to go out, wine will never let you down! And the best part about drinking wine? It’s good for you. Well, kind of. There are definitely some health benefits (if you drink it in...Read More
We decided to have a look into our own backyard, and dial-up our top 5 places in Europe to revel in the NYE (that’s us trying to sound cool by using the acronym for New Year’s Eve). Honorable mention is Barcelona only because of its reputation – The Catalans don’t go out until 2am on...Read More
A theme park boasting the best of Italy’s pizza, pasta, pastries, and all the cheese, FICO Eataly World seems like it may be a product of your wildest carb dreams. The cool news? (FICO is slang for cool in Italian, after all.) This massive Italian food and wine paradise based right outside Bologna is not...Read More
By Jillian Giannelli 1. Sit in an air-conditioned place for an entire day Whether it be your living room, the library, or your local Starbucks (which you should fill up on as well), savor the moments you have in air conditioning. Before you know it, you will be living without AC, taking cold showers 4-7...Read More
By Jennifer Leavy Spending a semester abroad can be the most enriching and unforgettable experience in a college student’s life. However, studying in a foreign city is not without its difficulties, and one of these is money. Anyone who has spent a semester in a foreign country can agree that withdrawing and exchanging money overseas...Read More
Just yesterday you were weighing out your bags and saying goodbye to friends and family, and now you find yourself doing that all over again. That’s right, after months of meeting new people, traveling foreign lands and experiencing a whole new way of life, it’s time to pay the piper and return home. As you...Read More
