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My name is Lilly & I'm a part time, mostly solo, vegetarian traveller. I love history, art, and architecture and travel whenever I can to see amazing places across the globe - the stars of our world. Learn more about me here. I hope you enjoy my blog and it helps you plan your own adventure!

Join me as I follow the stars. ★★★

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Visiting San Simeon: the town of Hearst Castle and Elephant Seals

For our road trip in California, Hearst Castle in San Simeon was high on my mom’s list. She’d been there several years ago and loved it. I didn’t know much about it before visiting, but it was a pleasant surprise to visit such a lovely home with the added bonus of seeing elephant seals in their natural habitat. Read the full article →

18 Gifts of Experience in the Baltimore Area

Gifts of experience are becoming increasingly popular, and it’s easy to understand why. A “thing” can be nice but nothing really tops learning a skill or making a new memory. Since experiences vary by location, I’ve compiled a list of gifts of experience available in the Baltimore area. Some I’ve tried, some I haven’t but every place has good reviews. I hope this curated list with multiple price points helps you find something to give. Read the full article →

A Trip to Obidos, a Beautiful Medieval Portuguese Gem

The medieval town of Obidos comes highly recommended, so it’s a place I absolutely had to visit while in Portugal. About an hour or two from Lisbon, it made a lovely day trip, and I had a nice time exploring this gem of a town. Read the full article →

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A Quick Trip to Antwerp, a Beautiful Belgian City

I'd been wanting to visit Antwerp for years and got the chance when I visited the Netherlands. Timing gave me only one day to enjoy this beautiful city, which I quickly learned would not nearly be enough to explore everything it had to offer. So in this post I'll cover the things I did do (all of which are amazing) and the things I didn't quite get to - with lots of reasons to visit in between. Read the full article →

A Visit to Assisi, the Home of Saint Francis

I first visited Assisi when I was 16 and absolutely fell in love with it. Even though rain was pouring down hard, I found the town so charming and loved the sweeping views it had over the Umbrian countryside. So when I returned to Italy as an adult, Assisi made my list of places to return. Not only did I get perfect weather, I had a lot more time to explore and appreciate its extensive history. Read the full article →

A Lifelong Local's Washington, DC Travel Guide

Even though I love travelling, I've lived in the Washington, DC area my entire life. It's changed so much over the past few years but one thing remains the same: there's a tonne to see and do in the nation's capital. To help you plan your trip, here's all the advice I have on visiting Washington, DC. Read the full article →

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I have a large variety of prints available on my print shop, managed by Printful. All prints are great quality with 10.3 mil paper sourced from Japan.

If you see a photo you like and it's not available on my shop, feel free to reach out and I'll see about putting the print on my store.