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. Our room was spacious and had a small kitchenette with two heat pads, a...
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 Miami so we decided to stick with our normal routing. Apparently the...
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 hadn't yet visited, so when we found premium economy seats available for...
Weekend in Florida: St. Pete street art
We last explored the murals of downtown St. Pete in 2022, so before this trip, I checked out the Shine Mural Festival website and added a bunch of new and unseen murals to our Google map. Below are some of our favorites. Woes Martin, 2021 (2343 Emerson Ave. S., viewed...
Weekend in Florida: food and drink
Restaurants I really wanted a Cuban sandwich so the first stop after getting our rental car was West Tampa Sandwich Shop. We each got the 'regular' size which was plenty. I got the honey (Obama version) and Eric got the standard. The bread was on point but the ratio...
Weekend in Florida: a bird sanctuary, beaches and nature parks
To pass some time between lunch and when we could check into our apartment, we stopped at Weedon Island Preserve and walked the boardwalks to a few overlooks. Didn't see a lot of wildlife or birds but it was a nice leg stretcher with views of Old Tampa Bay. Our place...
Weekend in Florida: overview and where we stayed
For years we have been taking a trip to Florida's Gulf Coast area in the January / February time frame to visit family, usually driving and staying for 1-2 weeks. This time we found some good flights on Southwest for the weekend after MLK, Jr weekend so we decided to...
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 two of those trips we worked remotely for multiple weeks. Three of the...
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 a Christmas market in front of St George's Hall, so we wandered over...
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 Gosling's rum shot paired with their house ginger beer. They also had 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 art. Unfortunately, I was sick for part of the time, so much of our...
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 even busier this year. Port House - a great spot for lunch that serves...
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Wisconsin + Chicago
Rugby World Cup (Sept)
Seychelles (Nov)
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)