Welcome to Barcelona! BCN has a lot to offer, but I thought we should just jump right in and get things going with the Big Kahuna; La Sagrada Familia. While we’ve been in Europe, Brad and I have seen a lot of Cathedrals. A. LOT. We love seeing their beauty and learning their history.. but they … More Barcelona: Sagrada Familia
We told ourselves when we started this trip that we would try our hardest, within reason and budget, to experience life in these new places as a local would. We go to local markets, local restaurants (mostly), and try to attend events that the locals would attend. That’s the point in these extended visits, right? … More Madrid: Cultural Events
Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite part of traveling- the food! People always want to know the details of what we ate, where we ate, how often we ate, etc! If you like trying a TON of different foods, the Spanish culture is right up your alley. The Spanish embrace the “tapa” culture indulging lots of … More Madrid: FOOD!
There are a few things we have come to love about extended traveling. On a typical weekend or even weeklong vacation, you have just enough time to run from sight to sight and grab a few local meals in between. It’s still amazing that you took the trip, saw a new culture, and experienced a … More Madrid: Chillin’ Out Max Relaxin’ All Cool
As many of you may have read, the past few days have been hard for Brad and I as well as our family back home. It is so hard losing someone you love, especially when you are too far away to help the emotion and grief that ensues. But all we can do is continue … More Madrid: Calles y Plazas
All I want to do is talk to you about love and adventure and new places to travel to. Unfortunately, life isn’t always all fun and games. No matter where you are in the world, you can sometimes be hit with the reality of mortality in the worst possible way. I would like to take a second … More Dealing with Loss on the Road: A Tribute to Norman Rainer
I’ve been saving the best for last. When planning our trip to Scotland, we desperately wanted to get up into the mountains, but we didn’t know how to make it happen. The beautiful Scottish Highlands are legendary, but quite far from Edinburgh and no public transport takes you to middle-of-nowhere-scotland. We eventually found a few tour … More The Search for the Loch Ness Monster
What a tounge-twister right? Some made up silly phrase without any meaning. We thought so too. Cutting through Edinburgh is the mighty River Forth. It is a GIANT river. It has it’s own beaches and it’s own tides and when you look at it you will be fooled into thinking it’s the ocean. In Scotland they … More In Fife on the Firth of the Forth
What do we love about Edinburgh? Oh so many things! In a city full of mythical water nymphs, secret underground tunnels, culture, history, bagpipes, kilts, and haggis… how do you choose a favorite!? Whenever Brad and I look for a vacation spot and/or new city to live in, we try to find a place with that … More Edinburgh: Nature in the City
Sometimes there are some gems to be found by venturing outside of the city center. This was certainty true in Scotland. Edinburgh is wonderful, but the surrounding counties also have a lot to offer! This story takes us to Linlithgow and Falkirk, two small towns around the Livingston, Scotland area. We wanted to go to … More “In Scotland we have lochs… not lakes… “
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