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Scenes From the Week, Volume 36

March 21, 2016 · by Emily

After nearly four months of constant travel, I am happy to say we are home in Austin! I have loved every minute of our travels (starting with our Christmas markets trip to Austria and Germany at the end of November and then traveling around more...

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Currently: March 2016

March 2, 2016 · by Emily

Varenna, Lake Como, Italy I’ve been away from the Currently link-up for a while now, and so much has changed since then! I’ve decided to join in this month to break up the monotony of travel posts going up on this blog and because I...

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Travel With Me // Adventure in the Scottish Highlands

February 29, 2016 · by Emily

The Scottish Highlands…. Where do I start? This region of the UK was as breathtaking as I ever imagined it would be and more. The mountains create scenic backdrops that make you feel like you are driving through a watercolor panorama...

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Travel With Me // Edinburgh

February 22, 2016 · by Emily

Edinburgh was one of the cities I was most looking forward to visiting during our big European adventure. Before visiting, I dreamed of regal castles full of history, charming buildings holding enchanting stories, and romantic streets filled with...

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Travel With Me // Winter in England’s Lake District

February 8, 2016 · by Emily

England’s Lake District is dreamy. It is like nothing I ever expected. Even in winter when it is supposed to be the least scenic, my jaw was dropping as our tour van wound through the gorgeous green mountains dotted with sheep and charming...

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Travel With Me // 24 Hours in York

January 31, 2016 · by Emily

For our next stop on our big adventure, we needed to choose a city to split up the journey between Watford (where we stayed to do the Harry Potter tour at Warner Bros. Studios) and England’s Lake District. We were totally overwhelmed with...

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Travel With Me // Warner Bros. Studio Harry Potter Tour

January 24, 2016 · by Emily

After staying in Bristol and taking day trips to Bath and Oxford, we headed back to London to catch a train to Watford, a small town that many probably haven’t heard of before. Why did we book a night in an unknown town? Because it is next...

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Travel With Me // A Day in Oxford

January 15, 2016 · by Emily

For our day trip to Oxford, we traveled in by train from Bristol just as we did for our day trip to Bath the day before. The train journey to Oxford was much longer than to Bath (about an hour and a half), but it was still very convenient and...

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Travel With Me // Bath

January 10, 2016 · by Emily

After leaving London for the second stop on our big adventure, we took the train to Bristol which was our home base for the next three nights. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Bristol City Centre right next to the Bristol Temple Meads train...

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Travel With Me // London 2.0

January 6, 2016 · by Emily

Our first stop on our grand European adventure was a one-week stay in London with my family. The main motivation for this family trip was to see my brother Ben march in the London New Year’s Day Parade with his high school marching band,...

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