by eric | Feb 25, 2026 | International Travel, Travel
We don’t normally sign up for tours on our travels, but some of the places we wanted to see weren’t great areas for tourists to explore on their own, so we made an exception on this trip. Medellín: Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour with Street Food & Cable Car...
by eric | Feb 23, 2026 | International Travel, Travel
We like to go somewhere warmer in early February, so when we saw inexpensive airfares to Colombia we jumped on the opportunity. From North Carolina it took roughly as long as reaching the US West Coast, with a 2 hour and then a 3+ hour flight. For this trip we decided...
by eric | Feb 10, 2026 | Travel, USA Travel
We generally like to visit Florida sometime in the winter, and this year we stayed at a friend’s house to pet sit for part of our time. The weather was up-and-down, but it was always better than the cold January we would have had in NC! In fact, we ended up...
by eric | Jan 6, 2026 | Daily life, International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel, USA Travel
Previous years-in-review – 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 In 2025 our international travel took us back to South America and Asia for the first time since Covid, plus two trips to Europe. Some stats: 9...
by eric | Dec 31, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
When researching Turin I came across the Luci d’Artista, a light festival that spans autumn into winter. We lucked out that the very first day for the lights was our last evening in Turin! We didn’t have enough time to hunt all of them down, but we did...