Recent Posts
Springtime pollen
The Southern springtime pollen deluge is upon us: This layer is from the last two days! Most of the visible pollen comes from oak and pine trees which I'm not highly allergic too (thank goodness). Since it hasn't rained in a few days, pollen drifts have started...
Beer @ Flying Saucer in Raleigh
Today was beautiful so we took Riesling out to lunch with us on the patio at the Flying Saucer in Raleigh. It was the first time we've tried taking her to a restaurant and it went remarkably well. Thankfully the waitress has a schnoodle so she understands barky little...
New additions
Picked up some new garden additions @ the farmer's market
our home… two years later
Two years ago this week, we moved into our very first home. At last we had a yard, a garage, and could play music as loud as we wanted. We also got three wallpapered bathooms (no more!), old kitchen appliances, and a strangely wired circuit box. Fortunately, the good...
waterfall hiking at South Mountain State Park
It's been almost a year since we updated our waterfall pages, so it was time to get back outdoors. We had fantastic (if not a little warm for hiking) weather this past weekend, so off to the western Carolina mountains we went. We hit a waterfall in a small park just...
clarification
E: That's the woman with the two crazy dogs. L: Well, at least she allows us to poop in her yard. E: Hun, I think that only applies to Riesling.
Ivan the Terrible
On our last day in London we were given a bottle of Ivan the Terrible, a Russian vodka that is not yet available in the US. Well, we wish it was—it is an incredibly smooth vodka, smoother than Grey Goose, our house favorite. One other review I found seemed to agree....
This made me smile
While waiting for the bus this morning the following made me smile:
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, 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 :)