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Spring Break in Rome: A Teacher’s Complete Guide
Planning spring break in Rome? This complete guide covers how many days to stay, where to eat, what to pack, and the best day trips, with real tips from my own trip — including the one restaurant I’d go back for in a heartbeat.
5 Week-Long Spring Break Destinations in Europe for Teachers
Got a week off this spring? These 5 week-long spring break destinations in Europe are easy to plan around a teacher’s schedule, with real tips from my own trips to Vienna, Prague, Split, Rome, and Athens.
Vienna Travel Guide: The Complete First-Timer’s Plan
This Vienna travel guide has everything a first-timer needs: how many days to plan, where to stay, what to eat, and the best day trips. Plus my stories, including a blind-booking surprise, a basement pub, and one very unlucky encounter with a suitcase.
Where to Stay in Prague: The Complete Guide
Where you stay in Prague changes the whole trip. Here’s the real breakdown — Staré Město for convenience, Malá Strana for charm, Vinohrady for local life, and Žižkov/Karlín/Smíchov if you’re watching the budget. Plus a live map to book from, straight from someone who’s actually lived in each one.
Where to Stay for European Christmas Markets
Planning a Christmas markets trip around your school break? Here’s where to stay in Europe’s best market cities, from walkable hotels to budget-friendly picks.
Teach English in Prague This Summer: The Complete Guide
Teach English in Prague this summer and get paid to live in one of Europe’s most walkable cities. Here’s where to apply, what it actually pays, and how to spend your free time exploring — from Český Krumlov to weekend trips to Vienna.
Teach Abroad in the Summer: Travel, Get Paid, See More
Teach abroad in the summer and get paid to live somewhere new for 6-8 weeks instead of squeezing it into one rushed week of vacation. Here’s how the programs work, what they actually pay, and where the best programs are.
Day Trips from Prague: The Complete Guide
The best day trips from Prague, ranked by what they actually deliver — a castle 40 minutes away, a chapel decorated in human bones, a beer capital, a spa town, and the one fairytale exception worth the extra drive.
Czech Beer Guide: Everything You Need to Know
A real Czech beer guide from someone who lived it — the types, the pour styles, the unspoken pub rules, where the pilsner style was born, and why the beer gardens at Letná and Riegrovy sady became our default meeting spot.