Our trips to foreign countries no matter how we got there.
One of our favorite vacations and one of our consistent recommendations for others in terms of travel is an Alaskan cruise. We have been on two Alaskan cruises, one in 2010 for our…
All Over the World
Four Day Itinerary for Big Bend National Park
by Bonnie May 1, 2018When we first started planning our visit to Big Bend National Park, I felt completely overwhelmed. To be fair, I suppose planning a first visit to most anywhere is overwhelming, but this…
My Song of the Open Road
by Grant April 18, 2018For this post, I am taking a bit of a different direction and I hope you will indulge me. In my American Literature class, I assign students to read “Song of the…
2017 Year in Review
by Bonnie January 1, 2018Writing this year in review article feels a bit cliché, but it also feels good! It is fun for us to look back on the new places we visited and relive the…
Walking Off a Heart Attack in Croatia
by Bonnie August 17, 2017Yep, you read that title correctly. We are tough, but until a few years ago, we never would have described ourselves as “walking off a heart attack” tough. That’s right, Grant had…
Before our recent trip to Italy, Grant and I both got new backpacks. I am excited to share my thoughts on my new bag, the eBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible. First,…
One Week Italy Itinerary – Venice, Florence and Rome
by Bonnie April 27, 2017Italy typically ranks in the top five of the most visited countries in the world and for good reason! I have now visited Italy on three separate occasions (two with Grant) and…
Grant’s New Pack – Lowepro Highline BP 400 AW
by Grant April 20, 2017We just got back from our first international trip with our new backpacks and I am excited to share my thoughts on the Lowepro Highline BP 400 AW. The Lowepro Highline BP…
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas
by Bonnie March 2, 2017We decided about a year and a half in advance that we would spend Thanksgiving week of 2016 on a cruise. Specifically, Royal Caribbean’s Southern Caribbean Cruise aboard the Adventure of the…
Walking the Streets of Old San Juan
by Grant February 16, 2017San Juan was our sixth and final stop on our Southern Caribbean cruise. Since neither of us had spent any time to speak of in San Juan, we made a point to…
One Day in Barbados – Rum, Monkeys and 4x4s
by Grant February 9, 2017Barbados was the final stop on our southern Caribbean cruise aboard the Adventure of the Seas. Compared to the other stops we made, the port at Bridgetown was far more industrial, with…
Cruising the Coast of Saint Lucia
by Bonnie February 2, 2017Castries, Saint Lucia was the fourth stop of this cruise. Saint Lucia is very lush, with a lot of rainforests. The soil is volcanic and, in fact, there is an active volcano…
Staying in an Aft Cabin of the Cruise Ship
by Grant January 26, 2017One of the things we mulled when we booked our Thanksgiving Cruise was which side of the boat to stay on. Port? Starboard? What about an aft cabin… one on the back…
ATV Adventure in Antigua – St. John’s Port Guide
by Bonnie January 19, 2017The third stop on our Southern Caribbean cruise was St. John’s, Antigua. St. John’s, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, is one of the most developed cities in the Lesser Antilles, the…
