Pennsylvania Girl Abroad

June 2013. I’ve been living in London for a year and a half now, the longest amount of time I’ve ever lived outside of the United States. As I reflect back on this past spring, I’ve considered the unique experiences I’ve had as a result of living in London.  There have been so many remarkable activities […]

Harrisburg, PA has embraced the craft beer scene. A city population of approximately 50,000 makes it a small capital city for the state of Pennsylvania, especially compared to the larger metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but that hasn’t stopped it from shining in the world of craft and micro-brewed beer. Two successful microbreweries – […]

As I find my way in this world of “beer blogging”, I am regularly learning about new events through the craft beer community. One of these events was a brand new festival, London’s Brewing, marketed to “celebrate London’s thriving and vibrant brewing scene”…and it featured “over 100 beers from over 40 breweries that make up the […]

The London Bridge train station is in the midst of a massive five-year infrastructure project. The neighborhood has changed dramatically over the past decade, bookmarked by the recent opening of the tallest building in Europe – The Shard. Historically, the south bank was a gritty working class section of the city. However, the changes along […]

A few weeks back, I wrote about our trip to Germany with my grandparents. For all my beer followers, the post below is my long-awaited beer scene wrap-up. A Saturday night in Augsburg and exhaustion was creeping up on us….16 hours earlier we awoke at 4am in London for a 6:30am flight to Munich. By […]

The commune of Lake Como, Italy is probably best known for its scenic views, ornate Italian villas, chic shopping streets and perhaps more recently – George Clooney. We visited last weekend for a friend’s wedding, complete with lake-side water taxis to quaint small villages and an eight-hour wedding/ reception in a 16th century villa on […]

A large, global metropolitan city, London has a population of over 8,000,000 residents. Previously having lived in New York City, the fast-paced life of both cities convey similarities. Culturally, however, there’s a few differences. None of these differences are life changing or really that important at all in the scope of things!  But when I do […]

I love Italy! The culture, people, food, and overall resonance of the Italian language infiltrates a permanent smile on my face every time I travel within the country. Since Jim and I moved to London almost a year and a half ago, we’ve seized the opportunity to travel to Italy whenever we get the chance […]