A couple days ago Andrew and I went kayaking in Monterosso. I’ve always wanted to try kayaking in warm water (here you can actually jump off the kayak and go…
Today we hiked from Corniglia to Riomaggiore. We took the Trail 7a which leaves Corniglia just a few steps from our B&B. It was a beautiful morning. The trail goes…
Today I’d like to share a post that I wrote last week from Fiuggi, Italy. We didn’t have wifi at our campsite there, but boy did we enjoy our time.…
And now for the vacation part of our adventure. We are winding up our trip in Cinque Terre. Last week we visited Rome, Fiuggi and Acuto. The town where Andrew’s…
Sinking into the sea or not, we are so sad to leave Venice today! It’s a city, but in many ways it feels like a town. We stayed in the…
We stopped in Salzburg, Austria one evening en route to Venice. We met a cool girl at our hostel and went out for sausages and beer. Afterwards, we all walked…
My favorite day in Germany, although I enjoyed all the beautiful forest walks and local scenery, was the last day. Why the last? Because that was the day I got…
Guten tag! Andrew and I got to visit the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany following our trip to Provence. Why here? Well, my great-grandfather grew up in this area in…
The Luberon region is right in the heart of Provence, southern France at it’s finest. Unspoiled, relatively few tourists, and lots of natural beauty. The area boasts three mountain ranges…
So the Louvre is housed in the palace that Louis the 14th ditched in favor of building his little chateau out in the country. And frankly this place is so…