Kate J Hollingsworth
writer + entrepreneur
Category: Travel
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Guest Post: Lucky Enough Blog in Ireland
You’re in for a treat! Here’s a special guest post from Lizzie over at Lucky Enough Blog. She’s studying in Galway, Ireland and today’s she sharing how Ireland has lived up to her expectations…. as soon as i told friends and family that i was going to study abroad, i received the exact same feedback…
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Spring Break: Viva Italia!
Spring Break has officially started, and I’m excited to be spending it in Italy! I’m staying in Rome for 11 days, and making two day trips: Florence and Cinque Terre. It’s been crazy busy at school lately with projects and papers and presentations and research, and I am mega excited to relax and sightsee in…
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Springtime in Freiburg!
It’s springtime in Freiburg! Along with the warmer weather and longer days, other small changes are taking place all around town. For example, more and more flowers are for sale each day at the open-air market…. Trees and flowers are blooming everywhere…. And even the ground beneath your feet is decorated by the spring…
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Sailing the Baltic Sea
This has been such an exciting week! I’m studying the northern region of the European Union as part of the North Trip — I started out in London, then traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, and now I’m blogging live from the starboard side of the Baltic Queen…. sailing the Baltic Sea from Stockholm to Tallinn,…
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Live from… Stockholm!
The other day, I blogged live from London. Now, I’m excited to be blogging from my hotel in Stockholm, Sweden! Stockholm is our second stop as part of the North Trip… studying the politics, economics, and culture of England + Sweden + Estonia. It’s been fun and interesting so far, and I’ve learned a lot…
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Live from London!
This week, my study abroad program is taking us around on regional trips in the EU, and so… I’m posting this blog live from an internet cafe in London! : ) The program split us all into three groups based on which region of the European Union we wanted to study more indepthly: I’m…
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Sounds of Paris
Paris is a musical city. One of the stand-out impressions for me was the music being played live all other the place. So! Here are three videos of musicians entertaining all over Paris. On the steps of the Sacré-Coeur, a harpist playing the French classic La Vie en Rose …. [flickr video=5547568431 secret=4bc5322f28 w=400…
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This Week in Pictures
Here’s a few photos from this week in Freiburg! A quirky thing I noticed yesterday – you can buy batteries individually here. At home, I normally only buy batteries in huge packages of 20 or more. Soccer Football is a huge deal here. This street-performer was keeping it fancy and entertaining with his tricks….…
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A Saturday at Versailles, part II
During our field study trip focusing on institutions of the European Union, my study abroad program offered the chance to explore the Palace of Versailles near Paris. In Part I, I shared some photos of the grounds and architecture outside. Now, here’s some photos from inside the Palace! Once inside, anything and everything you see…
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A Saturday at Versailles, Part I
During our field study trip to Paris, my study abroad program provided an optional excursion to Versailles (just like the optional trip to the Swiss Alps) to see the famous Palace that served as the seat of political power in France for about 100 years in the 17th-18th century. The Palace of Versailles is…
