From Palermo we grabbed a cheap Uber ride to the main cathedral to explore the Microcentro neighborhood. To get there we took a massive road with 8 lanes (in each direction) plus lights! Our first...
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Buenos Aires: Palermo
During our first few days in Argentina we stayed in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Most of the streets were lined with trees, and the murals and street art were abundant. Things we love!...
Buenos Aires: Pacha Mama cooking class
I had good luck in Bari with an airbnb cooking class so I decided to take a chance on this highly rated class in Buenos Aires. I arrived a few minutes early and was the only person present for...
Buenos Aires: food + drink
Wednesday, Feb 12 After wandering around the streets of Palermo on our first afternoon in town we stopped for a glass of wine at Bird. Eric tried the Le Petit Voyage Torrontės and I had a glass of...
Argentina: where we stayed
Casa Joseph (Palermo, Buenos Aires) We arrived around 1:15pm and our room was ready, yeah! The host checking us in was very friendly and sent us a huge list of local recommendations via Whatsapp....
Argentina: flights + rental car
RDU > JFK (AA) Weather in Raleigh was terrible all day and we kept getting notices about changing our flights if we wanted to. Eric called AA but we couldn't get seats next to each other through...
Argentina: trip overview
We've been interested in visiting Argentina for a number of years -- in fact, we intended to go in 2012, but award flights weren't available so we went to Chile instead. For various reasons we...
2024 Year in Review
Previous years-in-review – 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 In 2024 all our international travel took place via four trips to Europe. And on...
UK Dec 2024: Liverpool daytrip
Martha and I decided to head to Liverpool for the day. Easy enough to catch a train from Manchester Oxford Road station direct to Liverpool Lime Street. Immediately after exiting the station we saw...
UK Dec 2024: Manchester food & drink
Turtle Bay A chain restaurant in the UK with a Caribbean theme, we were intrigued by their 2-for-1 happy hour before 6:30p. The 'One Love' with passion fruit was nice, as was the combo of a...
UK Dec 2024: Manchester sights
Manchester is a bustling city with converted old brick warehouses and gleaming steel and glass towers on the same street. Over several days we explored its markets, historic landmarks, and street...
UK Dec 2024: London food & drink
We split our time in London returning to old favorites and trying some new spots. Given how busy things were in 2022 we knew we should get reservations, and it definitely paid off as London felt...
UK Dec 2024: London sights
Friday Right after we dropped off our luggage, Leandra headed to Bank to exchange some old money for new bills since they were only open until 3pm. The process was easy, just had to show bills to be...
UK Dec 2024: introduction
In the summer we started planning an international group trip, our first since 2018. The UK ticked a lot of boxes - the direct flight from RDU to London was quite open, and London is always fun and...
Euro Fall 2024: a day in Frankfurt
Visiting Frankfurt itself was a bit of an afterthought on this trip, and once we started researching options it didn't endear us much. One such issue was figuring out the best transportation options...
Euro Fall 2024: wine tasting in Rheinhessen and Mosel Valley
Ahead of this trip, I had reached out to several wineries to inquire about tastings. While many were available to book online through the Wine Tourism site, we also had good luck booking directly...
Euro Fall 2024: Mosel Valley towns – Cochem, Saarburg, Trier
The Mosel Valley is full of vineyards, with charming cities and villages interspersed between the growing regions. One day we went north toward Cochem, and on the second we headed south, stopping in...
Euro Fall 2024: Bernkastel-Kues
The Mosel valley is a popular destination in Germany and there are lots of places to stay both in towns and in the countryside, so making a decision on where to stay rather challenging....
Our Itinerary
2026 Trips
Parrish, FL (Jan)
Medellin, Colombia (Feb)
Wilmington, NC (Apr)
Madrid, Spain (May)
Asturias, Spain (May)
Galicia, Spain (June)
London, UK (July)
Costswolds, UK (July)
Long Island, NY (July)
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 (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)