Tagged: Europe

Helsinki - Adventurous Figs

Ferries in Finland

A year of constant backpacking from place to place is exhausting! It’s an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything, but the trade off is that it takes a lot of work! With almost a...

Latvia - Adventurous Figs

Why Latvia

We said our farewells to Lithuania and greeted the next unfamiliar Baltic country, Latvia. Known as one of the most beautiful countries in the World, it’s rightfully been referred to as the pearl of...

Pompeii

Naples and Pompeii

We picked up Pablo’s mom, TerryLynn, and her friend, Vicki from the airport and drove to Naples while they caught us up on their experiences they had on the way here. As we listened...

Netherlands - adventurousfigs.com

Tulip time in the Netherlands

Finally, we traveled to the Netherlands, AKA Holland! Even though the country is rather small and doesn’t take more than a couple of hours to drive from one end to the other we still...

Florence - adventurousfigs.com

The Art of Florence

Florence is the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and contains beautiful architecture and masterpieces that will make the top of any art major’s to-see list. Florence is the home of Michelangelo’s David, the birthplace of...

Riomaggiore - adventurousfigs.com

The colorful villages of Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre, which means 5 lands, consists of the 5 coastal villages: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso that line the Mediterranean on the Italian region of Liguria. I remember putting together a puzzle of...