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Pic Paradis
Pic Paradis (Paradise Peak) is the highest point on the island of St Martin at 424 meters. I was dressed for the beach, but thankfully able to complete the short hike in flip flops. :) The road leading to the top was pretty narrow and parking was a bit precarious, but...
St Martin, the beaches
We spent a lot of time on this trip exploring various beaches all over the island. The idea was to hit the recommended snorkeling spots and then do some strolling and people watching at the more crowded beaches in between. We started off at Dawn Beach where our beach...
Grand Case, St Martin
The first thing we needed to decide after buying the tickets to St Martin was where on the island we wanted to stay. The northern (French) side of the island is better known for dining and snorkeling, so we settled on a lovely (and brand new) studio residence in Grand...
not letting the return trip home ruin my enjoyment of the entire vacation
As it is with most things in life, we often remember the last thing that happened to us on a trip, especially if it's bad. As the title of this post states, I am determined to not let that happen with our recent trip to St. Martin. So let's get it out of the way -...
Riesling in the snow
This is a little late because I had some trouble figuring out how to edit movie files in Vista (thanks Microsoft). Anyway, I was finally able to splice together a few clips of Riesling's adventure at the dog park on January 20th when Durham received a rare 3 inches of...
Valentine’s Day, 1998
Three months into our relationship Leandra made me these cookies: How could I not be smitten? Neither of us are big on Valentine's day, but we do like an excuse for a special meal. ToniteLeandra is making her famous cheese fondue that we're pairing with a Veuve...
a local restuarant, Revolution
Eric has been wanting to try Revolution for weeks and after a little scheduling drama and realizing on Thursday that we should probably make reservations for a Friday night, we finally made it over there last week. We sat in the back right corner, a table for two in a...
local social media participation
In the last few weeks, I have attended multiple functions that came directly out of communication through twitter, facebook and meetup.com. In early January, I was invited to be a part of a round table discussion on local news and making it more interactive which...
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 :)