Category: Travel Diary

  • Querétaro, Mexico-(Quick Trip)

    Querétaro, Mexico-(Quick Trip)

    Day 1: Saturday, May 16, 2026 It seems like I have been going, going, gone over the last two months and that actually is the case. I realized a few months ago that I was going to be doing a lot of traveling back to back and felt like I…

  • Tirana, Albania: Day 5-Krujë Castle & Old Bazaar

    Tirana, Albania: Day 5-Krujë Castle & Old Bazaar

    We were told that Albania doesn’t really have a lot of crime here but moreso domestic disputes/abuse which I find odd because at the same time the sons (especially the youngest son) is responsible for taking care of the parents and are apparently spoiled by the mother. With that type…

  • Montenegro Day Trip: Sveti Stefan & Budva

    Montenegro Day Trip: Sveti Stefan & Budva

    Didn’t sleep that great last night and this morning was an early morning as we’re taking a day trip to Montenegro. There are only a few stops while there because it will take about 3 hours to get there and 3 hours to come back so travel time of at…

  • Tirana, Albania: Berat & Belshi Lake

    Tirana, Albania: Berat & Belshi Lake

    Today is the first day here where we’ll have a day trip and we’re going to Berat which is a UNESCO site along with a stop at Lake Belshi. Our pickup location was only a 5 minute walk away and thankfully at a coffee location so we grabbed a coffee…

  • Tirana, Albania-Day 2: Adventure & Culture

    Tirana, Albania-Day 2: Adventure & Culture

    It’s day 3 here in Tirana, Albania (technically) but day 2 of activities and I was so tired last night that I fell asleep before I could do my blog. I woke up in the middle of the night to do it and did and then went back to sleep.…

  • Tirana, Albania: Day 1-Explore & Eat

    Tirana, Albania: Day 1-Explore & Eat

    The trip to Albania is here and my mother has been anticipating it as she is joining me on this one. We have our itinerary set but we each had something that we didn’t expect that would be a hinderance to us while on it. A few months ago my…

  • Lisbon, Portugal: Arrábida/Seisembre with Tastings, Tiles and Takeaways

    Lisbon, Portugal: Arrábida/Seisembre with Tastings, Tiles and Takeaways

    After missing the 1st half of my tour yesterday I was going to make sure that I was nowhere near late for my tour today. Today’s my last day here in Lisbon and I had a Arrábida Wine Tour: Wineries-Tastings-Tile Factory via Airbnb Experiences. They messaged me asking if I…

  • Lisbon, Portugal:  The Amazing Race to Sintra/Pena Palace

    Lisbon, Portugal: The Amazing Race to Sintra/Pena Palace

    OMG let me tell you the day I’ve had today, my goodness. So today I had a tour via Airbnb Experiences called Sintra Cascais Guided Tour with Pena Palace Ticket and I was supposed to meet them at the Hard Rock Cafe Lisbon at 9am. I actually believe it or…

  • Lisbon, Portugal: Block Party/Free Day

    Lisbon, Portugal: Block Party/Free Day

    After pretty much falling asleep this morning around 7am, I got a good 5 hrs of sleep and woke up around noon. I felt like I felt the loss of an hour as time went forward here last night. Myself and a few others from the tour and dinner last…

  • Lisbon, Portugal:  Black History Untold

    Lisbon, Portugal: Black History Untold

    Since I’ve been in Portugal my sleep schedule has been crazy. For example I found out tonight at dinner that time goes ahead here tonight so instead of being 4 hours ahead of the east coast we will now be 5 hours ahead. It is currently 3:15am as I began…