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I'm pitching a slogan to Valencia that I can hopefully cash in on some royalties later: Valencia, the Hipster Capital of the World. It's been fairly unanimous lately that I'm a Hipster even though I don't think I am one, but if Valencia is for Hipsters than I'm a Hipster because I'm in love. We...

Marseille was another interesting experience. It was different than I had anticipated - larger, less "beachy" and very spread out. Marseille is France's oldest city and it was really different than Paris. It was a combination of seafood, sailboats and local charm. Our first day was chill - we saw the old port which was...

Opulence at it's finest.   MUAH DAHLING.

I had a whole post written out for Nice, and after recent events, my superficial view of Nice doesn't seem that important. We left Nice the day before the terrorist attacks - which is actually something that did cross our minds the first night we were there when the Euro Cup Soccer final was on...

I have been to Lisbon a few times, but this time it really felt different. I'm older, more experienced and can appreciate what a city has to offer more now than ever. I was excited to go back and explore what I found interesting, now that I know what I am more interested in. We...

Coimbra was another whirlwind! We arrived mid-afternoon, picked up our accreditation, checked into the hotel and went to training. The hotel was nice, but the bus schedule was a mess so we ended up taking taxi's to and from the gym most days. The venue was really pretty and attached to a mall. Coimbra is...

World's cutest and best smelling chocolate store. They had a million options - including Port Infused Chocolate Bars and Port Macarons. An absolute must visit in Lisbon (Chiado Area)!

We have done the Scalabis Cup once again! Again, it was a lot of fun! Trish, Loic and Alex left before I did, so I ended up getting into Lisbon and then taking the train to Santarem alone, all in one day. It was nice to get to stay at home a little while longer,...