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Day Trip from Rome: The Old Frascati Wine Tour
You absolutely can’t go to Italy without a trip to a vineyard, so look no further than the Old Frascati Wine Tour. The vineyard is a...
Ali Dobbs
Apr 25, 20193 min read
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Travel Thursday: Day Trip from Rome to Ostia Antica
When Rome is filled with so many things to do, it's hard to find time to pull yourself away to explore anything outside of the city. But...
Ali Dobbs
Apr 4, 20192 min read
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Travel Thursday: Nashville
It's always a good sign when you visit a new place and think, "I want to move here." Sure, it might be easy to say this off-hand when...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 21, 20195 min read
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Travel Thursday: Why Study Abroad?
It seems cliche and it definitely gets annoying, but when people say that “studying abroad changes you”, they’re not trying to sound like...
Ali Dobbs
Jan 31, 20194 min read
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Winter in Philly
When I come home for winter break, a lot of the time I like to complain about being bored and not being entertained. I flee up to New...
Ali Dobbs
Jan 6, 20195 min read
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St. Augustine: Florida's Hidden Gem
I have traveled all over the Sunshine State, from Key West all the way up to Tallahassee. I’ve swam in the crystal blue ocean on both...
Ali Dobbs
Nov 24, 20185 min read
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Veni, Vidi, Vino: Eating & Drinking in the Eternal City
If I had to tally up all the money I spent on food while I was abroad, it would probably be enough money to pay rent for a few months. I...
Ali Dobbs
Nov 14, 20187 min read
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The Hills Were Alive in Salzburg
After a long, super fun, and jam-packed week in Rome with my mom (from now on referred to as Linda), we packed a suitcase to share and...
Ali Dobbs
Apr 13, 20184 min read
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A Day in Edinburgh
Many of my close friends know that my heritage is very mixed and very unique. I am always proud to let anyone and everyone know that I am...
Ali Dobbs
Mar 20, 20183 min read
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Apple of my London Eye
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend marked the beginning of spring break for us here at AUR, and American students flocked in masses to Dublin (of...
Ali Dobbs
Mar 20, 20188 min read
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Coped with the Cold in Copenhagen
Of all of the cities I’ve traveled to so far, Copenhagen’s airport was the easiest and closest to the main city. I got off of my flight...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 26, 20184 min read
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Snow in the Ancient City
In case you know absolutely nothing about geography, it's really not common for it to snow in Rome since the city is pretty far down the...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 20, 20181 min read
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Northern Italian Gems: Como & Verona
Since I am living in Italy after all, we decided we should explore more parts of the diverse country and head up north. Not sure why I...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 19, 20184 min read
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Parisian Snow Globe
It’s probably just me, but most of what I know about Paris, and France in general, I have learned from the movie Ratatouille, one of my...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 12, 20185 min read
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Love Affair with Venice
From the last weekend of January to about the middle of February, the city of Venice celebrates Carnevale, which is basically a mix...
Ali Dobbs
Feb 5, 20184 min read
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When in Rome...
It’s officially been more than a week since first arriving in my new home and it’s even better than I ever remembered. Let me tell you,...
Ali Dobbs
Jan 31, 20182 min read
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