#belgium | Trouncing Around

Today I explored my first castle

For most Americans, castles seem like things of the past and Disney fairy tales. Ghent, Belgium knows how to treat tourists right. In this Benelux city, old charm meets new world progression. The Gravensteen castle, home to the Counts of Flanders in times past, is complete with a moat and torture chamber. Munch on Belgian […]

The Church on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg

Colombia

This was the day that I decided that I never really wanted to go back home. The elk were in rut in the cute little town of Estes Park. The males bugled and butted heads like a show off of a wildlife documentary. Facinating and amazing. Rocky Mountain National Park is remote; it’s hard to get to it. A snowstorm actually blocked our path through the mountains in the park, but I’m glad we stumbled upon ELK FEST- a (month long?) celebration where the Elk actually-literally- come into town to breed. The town is built on their migratory grounds.