4 Drunken Miles I woke up around 8:30 and felt like I’d been hit by a bus. I remember returning to the hotel, walking down the hall to our room, and even sitting down. But the last fifteen minutes of […]
A Long Weekend in Copenhagen & Stockholm v.2
A Long Weekend in Copenhagen & Stockholm v.1
A Quick Itinerary of Our Long Weekend in Copenhagen & Stockholm The #AdventurePartnerForLife and I flew out on a Wednesday evening and arrived in Copenhagen Thursday morning. We had the remainder of Thursday, and all of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday […]
What No One Told Us About Iceland
For some unknown reason, I’ve harbored an intense, multi-decade fascination with Iceland. Perhaps because we considered moving there instead of Belgium when I was seven years old and I was always curious about the place we didn’t move to. When […]
Cafe Buza (AKA Café Buža or Buža Bar) in Dubrovnik, Croatia
You’ve hiked hundreds of stairs in winding alleyways and find a wooden sign that reads, COLD DRINKS. You’ve officially arrived at Cafe Buza.
A New Zealand Road Trip With A Fiji Stopover v.4
Pancake Rocks and Mangarakau Wetland Swamp We spent the morning driving along some pretty spectacular New Zealand cliffs. Saw steam lifting off the Tasman Sea oceanfront, which I haven’t seen before. Tried to get it on video, but failed miserably. […]
A New Zealand Road Trip With A Fiji Stopover v.3
Attack of the Mountain Parrots in Fiordland National Park Woke up before dawn to beat the crowds through Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound. This was going to be one of the highlights of our New Zealand road trip. Am […]
A New Zealand Road Trip With A Fiji Stopover v.2
The Rotorua Circuit Woke up extra early to discover an Auckland Starbucks a block away (woo hoo!)… that doesn’t open nearly as early as American Starbucks do (wah). All the hotel rooms carry is tea, so this was a nice […]
A New Zealand Road Trip With A Fiji Stopover v.1
The Short Version of the Itinerary Before diving into the finer details of our Fiji stopover and New Zealand road trip, let’s explore the big picture quickly. This two-week bender included about 21 hours of flight time one way and […]
5 Tips on How to Survive Long Flights
Despite our yearning to visit new places in all corners of the world, one thing in particular can turn an otherwise open and willing traveller away from their dreams—long flights. Pilots aside, I’ve yet to meet a single person who actually […]
Backpacking the Former Yugoslavia v.3: Ljubljana, Slovenia
A Day In Ljubljana, Slovenia Woke up early to catch a train to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Same great train ride, half the distance back, only no bickering with the husband. Saw the cab driver from the day before at the train […]
Backpacking the Former Yugoslavia v.2: Plitvice Lakes
Off to Plitvice Lakes National Park Hopped a bus first thing this morning to Split to pick up a connection to Plitvice Lakes. The first leg of the trip hugged the coastline. Weaved through endless small villages, which all started […]