Travels to Europe
Writing 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…
Europe
Yep, 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 2017 trip to Italy, Grant and I both got new backpacks. I am excited to share my thoughts on my bag, the eBags TLS Mother Lode Weekender Convertible. First, why…
Italy 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…
We 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…
Our first trip to Europe in 2013, was planned WELL in advance. We had a tentative plan as early as two years before we went. We were on a reasonably strict budget…
When we started planning our first trip to Europe several years ago, we wanted to see it all! I had visited Europe once before, in college, but Grant had not (unless you…
As we started planning our 2013 month-long trip to Italy, Grant suggested we make a point to be in Siena for the Palio. My reaction was, “the what?” Like many of you,…
Part One Everyone knows that round trip flights are cheaper than two one-way flights. Since the places we wanted to visit on this trip were more of a zig-zag than circular, we…
This morning, we got out and about early to explore. The main “attraction” in Dubrovnik is walking the walls of the old town. From the top of the walls, you have great…
(Note: When I talk about Grant having difficulties today, he was having a heart attack and we didn’t know it at the time. It is a bit scary to think about now,…
Today, we toured Old Town Split… For about two hours. We intentionally woke up early this morning so we could walk through Old Town before it got too hot. We went through…
We had so may good options for a title, we just couldn’t decide!! Plitvice National Park, Three Hundred Hairy Bears, Split, European Heat Wave… So here goes our day… Plitvice Lakes National…
Today was a relatively full day of driving! Our only real stop was a early in the day in Motovun. Motovun is a small hill town, very reminiscent of some of the…
