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UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol sites and street art, days 1 + 2
Bristol had a lot of sights to offer, many that were free, and we kept busy during our several days there. Sunday After a filling Sunday roast lunch, we explored a bit of the Tyndalls Park neighborhood. The city is very hilly and there are a lot of old brick...
UK Summer Trip 2025: Bristol food & drink
Chris & Jo’s Kitchen We were arriving on a Sunday afternoon, and I love a good Sunday Roast, so I researched a few options. Chris & Jo's came recommended, but only took reservations by phone, so I asked our Airbnb host book us here for 3pm. It was a warm day,...
UK Summer Trip: Bristol – Gromit Unleashed 3
Our visit to Bristol happened to coincide with the first weekend of the Gromit Unleashed 3 fundraiser event. Just over 50 painted...
UK Summer Trip 2025: overview & where we stayed
Prior to this year we had visited 3 of the 4 tennis Grand slam events; missing from the list was Wimbledon. We've been trying to get tickets for a while, entering the Public Ballot 7 of the past 10 years. While we still haven't won the lottery, this year we were...
Himalayas 2025: a day in Doha, Qatar
Our original booking had us leaving Kathmandu at 2am, with a 4 hour layover in Doha before continuing on to the US. Not ideal, but workable. A few months later we received an email that our flight from Kathmandu was now leaving at 6pm, meaning we would have a 12 hour...
Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Thimphu
We spent two days in Thimphu, the capital city, and home to roughly 1/3 of the population. After a week in quite rural areas it felt a little strange to be in a more developed area again. As we approached the city we stopped to view Simtokha Dzongna across the valley....
Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Dochula Pass and Ser Bhum Brewery
From Punhaka we had a long winding drive west, gaining elevation. After about 45 minutes, we stopped for a roadside grilled corn that was rather starchy. Pretty soon we were in the clouds, so it became harder and harder to see much, though we had glimpses of massive...
Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Punakha
The drive from Gangtey to Punakha was similar, scenery-wise, to the previous day and as it was only about 2 hours, we took a more leisurely pace, stopping for more waterfalls and macaque photos. We even saw a yellow-throated marten! As we got closer to Punakha the...
Our Itinerary
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)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
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)
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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 :)