• United States

    Wolves, Tigers & a Bit of History

    Well. It is crazy how quickly life can change. These are my travel stats for the past several years. One of the things I like about the TripIt app is that it not only keeps all of your trip itineraries organized, but it also tracks all of this! This year, so far, I have zero miles and zero trips logged, and it looks as if that may be the case for a while. We made the sad, but necessary, decision to cancel spring break plans to Scottsdale, Arizona, and now we are observing the #15days to slow the spread and staying home. Our school is currently on spring break, but…

  • International

    The Dreamy Dingle Peninsula

    My favorite place on Earth! Where is your favorite place in the world? I thought for a while about which destination to highlight first, and then I decided I might as well start with my favorite. Out of everywhere I have been, the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, is my favorite place in the world! It is jaw dropping gorgeous, peaceful, and full of unique history. This is the Ireland you picture in your mind – the 1000 shades of green sectioned off by old rock walls with sheep roaming the hills, the pastures, and the roads. If you want to experience rural Ireland, this is the place to do it!…

  • Uncategorized

    Hello World! Welcome to Travel the World History!

    Hello! I’m Vanessa. Welcome to Travel the World History – my first blog (and blog post)! Thanks for checking it out! I have to pause here for a sec and give a shout out to my friend Malerie Jane for my awesome logo! If you are a travel addict, a history nerd, a teacher, or any combination of the three I am writing this for you! I have always been fascinated by history. I am fairly adventurous. And I absolutely. LOVE. to. travel. Seriously. I have a “Rolling Top 10 Bucket List” so that when one location gets checked off another gets added. Notriphobia – the fear of not having…