Recent Posts
Sunrise Trail
Our hosts at the Sea Kindly B&B in Merigomish were a wealth of knowledge about the area and gave us what turned out to be two great suggestions to start our drive up to Cape Breton. They knew of a waterfall near them that was on private property and while the...
Truro, Nova Scotia
We arrived in Halifax on Thursday afternoon, and the first thing we did after picking up our rental car (more on that later), was drive about an hour north to Truro in search of some waterfalls at Victoria Park. We found several falls besides the two advertised ones...
wall art
One night while Eric was in San Diego, I stenciled a quote onto the wall in our living room. We have been meaning to put something above the futon for a while now and I thought this would be a creative (and cheap!) solution. Here's a close-up view of the quote by St....
bermudas
My quest for the perfect pair of shorts came up a little, well, short this weekend. On Saturday, I braved the mall crowds to try on (what turned out to be) a bunch of ill-fitting jean shorts. On Sunday after church I found myself with time to waste while Eric was...
beer braised pork bbq
recipe from Dave Lieberman on the Food Network For the dry rub: 2 tablespoons salt about 40 grinds black pepper 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons ground coriander 12 ounces good ale or dark beer, such as Bass 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1...
San Diego
My recent San Diego trip was busy, but since I brought my rollerblades with me I was still able to see a good bit of the beach area around the hotel. 14 miles of inline skating lead to the evidence below: The Catamaran resort on Mission Bay - though a bit overpriced,...
flip-flop carnage
Last night after picking Eric up at the airport at 1 o'clock in the morning, I walked up the stairs of our front porch and tripped. Want to know why I tripped? Granted, these Old Navy flip-flops cost me all of $3, but I wore my previous pair for two years and finally...
Mr. Wizard, 1917-2007
While I wouldn't entirely credit "Mr. Wizard's World" with influencing me to major in biology years later, I watched that show religiously on Nickelodeon. Cool experiments that could be done with ordinary items—I loved that show. RIP Don Herbert, and thanks for giving...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)
Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).
We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)