Last year, my boyfriend and I had the best experience ever. We got to go backpacking through Europe. It was a once in a lifetime trip for us and we savored absolutely every moment of the month we were away. We did so many new things and tasted so many new foods. It was a cultural experience that I would not trade for the world.

We decided to try something new in each country we went to. We have great pictures and fond memories of fishing in Greece, trying a hypnotherapy London clinic, parasailing in Venice and dancing in Spain. We both grew so much as people through the experience and we made friendships that will last us a lifetime.

I was once told that there were good and bad things to be found in every situation, but I honestly can’t think of one bad thing that happened on this trip. I was in Utopia and nothing was going to bring me down from the natural high I was on. I definitely will have to return to Europe some day, but for now, I will bask in the memories that we made and look at the pictures we snapped.