Just because a place is off the beaten path doesn’t mean that a path should not be beaten to it.We’ve discovered this to be true on several occasions — sometimes by accident — other times by design, as with our visit to Valladolid.
We had heard that this impressively preserved colonial settlement hidden away in the heart… CONTINUE READING >>
Just because a place is off the beaten path doesn’t mean that a path should not be beaten to it.We’ve discovered this to be true on several occasions — sometimes by accident — other times by design, as with our visit to Valladolid.
We had heard that this impressively preserved colonial settlement hidden away in the heart… CONTINUE READING >>
There was so much we didn’t know about the tower until we visited!Did you know it’s been painted a bunch of different colors?
Did you know that you could have lunch there?
Find out what was creator Gustave Eiffel’s real name was – and how different the tower’s name would be if he had kept it, why there is a mannequin on the outside of the elevator, and what it looks like to step out on the glass… CONTINUE READING >>
There was so much we didn’t know about the tower until we visited!
Did you know it’s been painted a bunch of different colors?
Did you know that you could have lunch there?
Find out what was creator Gustave Eiffel’s real name was – and how different the tower’s name would be if he had kept it, why there is a mannequin on the outside of the elevator, and what it looks like to step out on the glass… CONTINUE READING >>
Take Native and Spanish influences, intermix with ingredients from across the Pacific, add a dash of good old American cowboy western and…Eureka!, it’s Solvang, California.
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Take Native and Spanish influences, intermix with ingredients from across the Pacific, add a dash of good old American cowboy western and…Eureka!, it’s Solvang, California.
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This year marks a turning point for us.
We’ve fully handed over the Christmas planning process over to our adult daughters, led by The Piglet. We’re in full tell-us-where-and-when-to-show-up mode.
Don’t get us wrong, we feel comfy in The Piglet’s very capable hands, but it is weird. We hardly know what to do with… CONTINUE READING >>
This year marks a turning point for us.
We’ve fully handed over the Christmas planning process over to our adult daughters, led by The Piglet. We’re in full tell-us-where-and-when-to-show-up mode.
Don’t get us wrong, we feel comfy in The Piglet’s very capable hands, but it is weird. We hardly know what to do with… CONTINUE READING >>
Amsterdam has a reputation, but the hedonistic side of this city is just a small part of what attracts so many people.
For us, that aspect was a mere curiosity; the real allure is the entirely distinctive personality of this vibrant, energetic, aqua-centric city.
So did we stay out of trouble? Depends how you define trouble… CONTINUE READING >>
Amsterdam has a reputation, but the hedonistic side of this city is just a small part of what attracts so many people.
For us, that aspect was a mere curiosity; the real allure is the entirely distinctive personality of this vibrant, energetic, aqua-centric city.
So did we stay out of trouble? Depends how you define trouble… CONTINUE READING >>
We needed to escape the winter.Veronica had never been to South Carolina, and we were both intrigued by the town of Charleston, so we headed for the coastal Lowcountry and discovered one of America’s most interesting cities… CONTINUE READING >>
We needed to escape the winter.
Veronica had never been to South Carolina, and we were both intrigued by the town of Charleston, so we headed for the coastal Lowcountry and discovered one of America’s most interesting cities… CONTINUE READING >>
It’s snowy, it’s cold… it’s awesome!
Norway is amazing in the wintertime – and we are planning to see as much of it as we can, by train!
Follow us LIVE as we discover fjords, master painters, breathtaking scenery, strange food, amazing animals on our way to our to our ultimate goal – the Arctic Circle and the Northern Lights… CONTINUE READING >>
It’s snowy, it’s cold… it’s awesome!
Norway is amazing in the wintertime – and we are planning to see as much of it as we can, by train!
Follow us LIVE as we discover fjords, master painters, breathtaking scenery, strange food, amazing animals on our way to our to our ultimate goal – the Arctic Circle and the Northern Lights… CONTINUE READING >>
