Since we have an annual pass for Airlie Gardens (in order to get us into Selby Gardens) we figured we should take an overnight trip to Wilmington to visit Airlie too. We left Durham on a mid-April...
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Boone, March 2026
On the last weekend in March, we drove up to Boone for one night to see a good friend's son in his dance performance at App State. We stayed at a mutual friend's house on top of a mountain near...
Colombia: Medellin sites
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:...
Colombia: Medellin food & drink
Poblado Restaurante Malevo - Our Comuna 13 tour started and ended at the Poblado metro station, so we decided to stay in this neighborhood for dinner. Empanadas sounded good, so we grabbed a table...
Colombia: Medellin, intro and where we stayed
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...
Florida 2026: Gainesville sites
Thursday The Harn Art Museum was partially closed for renovations during our visit, but several galleries were still open. The museum is free to visit and made for a pleasant hour. We especially...
Florida 2026: Gainesville food & drink
Wednesday Humble Pie Wood Fired Pizza - Ordered two pizzas for takeaway, which were delivered to our table at the brewery next door. Nice! We got one margherita and one with walnuts and pesto. Crust...
Florida 2026: Sun Coast breweries and restaurants
Corporate Ladder - one of our favorite breweries, we visited twice. 1st visit! I got the coconut and chocolate Doppel Monitor (doppelbock) and Eric had a small pour of the Cherry Amaretti Cookie...
Florida 2026: Sun Coast sites
Celery Fields - one of our favorite places to view birds, this free park has a few boardwalks into the wetlands and lots of parking. On this visit we saw a huge group of very noisy Nanday parakeets,...
Florida 2026: introduction
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...
2025 Year in Review
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...
Euro Trip 2025: Turin Luci d’Artista light festival
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...
Euro Trip 2025: Turin sights
Turin is a large city, and even with most of a week we still only saw a few neighborhoods around the center. Sunday We arrived at the Porta Susa train station in the early afternoon - it was a long...
Euro Trip 2025: Turin food & drink
With a full week in the city we were able to try a decent number of spots around town. Sunday Da Frasca - We were glad we had a reservation, as it is small and they did turn people away. I ordered...
Euro Trip 2025: daytrip to Venaria Palace
The Venaria Palace is a former royal hunting residence and gardens located on the outskirts of the city. The most efficient transport seemed to be the an express bus from Castello; unfortunately for...
Euro Trip 2025: Turin’s Piazza della Repubblica markets
The Turin Piazza della Repubblica is a large square that was right around the corner from our apartment. Bisected by trams, it is a bustling spot. At night it is a large parking lot, and each...
Euro Trip 2025: Torino+Piemonte Card
Turin is a beautiful city but almost everything has an entry fee, and several of the main attractions are expensive. Like many cities they offer a card that gets you into multiple sites. The 24-hour...
Euro Trip 2025: Turin, overview and where we stayed
For the final leg of our Fall European 2025 tour, we spent a week in Turin / Torino. Located in the northwest of Italy, close to the Alps, it is the capital of the Piedmont region, and a part of...
Our Itinerary
2026 Trips
Parrish, FL (Jan)
Medellin, Colombia (Feb)
Wilmington, NC (Apr)
Asturias, Spain (May)
Galicia, Spain (Jun)
Ireland (Aug)
Vietnam (Nov)
Laos (Nov)
Cambodia (Dec)
Singapore (Dec)
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
day trips from Bologna (Oct)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
Greensboro, NC (Nov)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)