by Alex Schmidt | Apr 28, 2019 | Portugal
We zigzagged uphill along the narrow cobble stone streets, through an array of iconic painted tiles, juxtaposed next to a freshly painted graffiti mural. I could faintly hear the Portuguese Fado music coming out the front door of each quant coffee shop and restaurant....
by Alex Schmidt | Apr 27, 2019 | Cork, Ireland, Ireland, Living Abroad
I took a calculated risk and booked my flight to Ireland without even having a visa. I had one month to gather my papers, squeeze an appointment in at the Irish embassy, and make my dream of getting a job abroad happen. One month later, I boarded my flight to Dublin...
by Alex Schmidt | Apr 24, 2019 | Croatia, Split
As an American with a Croatian travel blog, I’ve visited Split a handful of times over the last four years of living here, and each time I uncover something new about the city. As the largest city in Dalmatia, there are a ton of things to do in Split, Croatia....
by Alex Schmidt | Apr 10, 2019 | Croatia
2019 is the year that I’m taking my Croatia travel tips beyond my blog. Yep, it’s time that I don’t just tell you; I SHOW you. Some of you may recall that last spring I announced a partnership with the responsible travel company, Traverse Journeys. We worked together...
by Alex Schmidt | Dec 17, 2018 | Twin Cities
As I described in part 1 of the MSP Travel Guide series, it took me 7 years of living in 5 other cities over two continents to appreciate Minneapolis, and St. Paul. And while Minneapolis is certainly the center of action of the two sister cities, St. Paul has all the...
by Alex Schmidt | Dec 9, 2018 | Twin Cities
When I was 18 I couldn’t wait to get out of the Twin Cities. I wanted to move to a bigger city with more “culture” and never look back. So I moved to Chicago for college, and only came home for holidays and sometimes in the summer. After college I moved to Europe, and...
