My first backdoor experience at the Colosseum
I must admit, as far as travel experiences go, visiting the Colosseum never ranked highly on my list of favorites. Until recently, that is. The mass confusion entering the […]
Tag Archives: living abroad
Call me Jane: Adventures in the Los Tuxtlas jungle of Veracruz, Mexico
I woke up in Veracruz City on the second to last day of 2016 having no idea I’d be going to bed that night in a jungle. Our hostel owner […]
Repurposing On The Right Side Of Travel And Fashion
This week’s photo challenge, Repurpose, is inspiring me to share an object I’ve repurposed, and continue to use every day in my travels throughout the U.S. and Europe. Traveling doesn’t […]
Speak Out: How I Am Helping Make My Country Great, and How My Country is Making Me Greater
When I started this blog, Gracefully Global, I meant it as an evolving study on how to be a traveler, gracefully. That is, to cherish and respect the cultures that we […]
Being an American Abroad in 2017
“I’m Canadian!” he belted, his voice rising above the hundreds of chirping birds across the street. Now, I’m no expert. But this accent was not the accent of a Canadian. Or rather, since I don’t know Canadian accents well but can certainly recognize an American accent, that was the sound of an American if I’d ever heard one.
Bologna: the city of nighttime.
As the host of the oldest university in the western world, Bologna has been a second home for young people from across Europe for centuries. And with the saturation of […]
My Favorite Moments in Bologna on Video
After a long stay with family in the United States, I’ve recently been back in Bologna, and I’ve been getting to know Vine and recording some of my favorite moments and favorite times of day in this showy city.
My Life as an Agatha Christie Novel
These contrasting black and white words in front of you were written and rewritten a million times in those unpredictable moments of reflection that inevitably sneak up on me while […]
Small Town, Great Friends and Even Greater Fun
This post is my latest in a short series celebrating the success of my random and wonderful traveling adventures with friends over the last month. This adventure in particular is […]
My kindred spirits in Rome
There’s nothing like spending a little quality time with someone who just “gets” you. Double that pleasure when you can spend time with them on the backdrop of one of […]
This video convinced me to go to Siena
Siena has been on my list of places to go for years (literally), but a long train trip has kept me away. But this video, just released for Siena’s race […]
Perfect German Gentlemen
I recently spent a weekend in Kufstein, Austria. Which is a pretty small town. According to recently garnered information, it is located between South Tyrol in Italy and Bavaria in […]
Discovering Europe…with a little help from my friends
Yes, I’ve cried on friends’ shoulders, shared laughs, graduated, shopped, worked, participated in weddings…the normal life stuff. But ten years ago I never would have anticipated that I would be […]
An Innocent Roman Sunset
Living far, far away from home isn’t always easy. But this sunset view of St. Peter’s Basilica just off of the Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta in Rome has a way […]
10,000 views thanks to you
I never thought I would be a blogger. Why not? I didn’t think I had enough to say. And I thought I needed to be a bit more interested in […]
