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Scotland 2017: Exploring the Highlands

by eric | Jun 14, 2017

Our second day in Scotland involved lots of driving, several waterfalls, one particularly rainy hike, and a few drams of whisky (naturally). We headed north out of Inverness along the A835 to Rogie...

Italy 2017: food & drink in Rome

by leandra | May 6, 2017

Sunday Looking for a late lunch, we quizzed our hotel guy for options nearby. One of his recommendations was Lo Zozzone, hidden in an alleyway off a tourist restaurant street. There were many...

Italy 2017: food & drink in Florence

by leandra | May 3, 2017

Thursday Our only dinner reservation in Florence was at La Buchetta on our first evening, largely because we didn't know what to expect amongst restaurants there. We were seated promptly in the back...

Italy 2017: Bologna

by eric | Apr 23, 2017

Wednesday After checking into our hotel we headed out to explore the town. But first, we needed some lunch, so we stopped into a small deli, Borgo979. They had a number of tigella, 4" round...

Winter Weekend in London: Saturday

by leandra | Mar 15, 2017

We were hoping to see another show on our trip and checking the usual discount ticket sites wasn't getting us the results we wanted for Saturday evening. The Gielgud Theatre offers £15 same day...

Winter Weekend in London: Friday

by leandra | Mar 13, 2017

Friday was definitely a day of culture! First up was the famous Natural History Museum, with all manner of mineral, animals, and lots of other science. I spent a half day here a couple years back...

Winter Weekend in London: Overview and Thursday

by eric | Mar 10, 2017

In November we found an outstanding deal for the direct flight from RDU to London, so we booked a long weekend trip for February. London is a favorite city to visit (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012...)...

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, day 2

by leandra | Feb 20, 2017

The skies were overcast and threatening rain but that didn't stop us from visiting the Perdana botanical gardens before we needed to switch hotels on our last day in KL. It was the only time on our...

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, day 1

by leandra | Feb 19, 2017

Our flight from Penang to KL was pretty uneventful... we had business class seats for the short flight which included larger seats and a chicken satay snack that wasn't very good. Since it was a...

Malaysia: Georgetown

by leandra | Feb 17, 2017

Georgetown Sights The street art in Georgetown was a big highlight for us, but there were plenty of other interesting sights. Lanterns and incense were in full effect, even in the heart of Little...

Malaysia: Batu Ferrenghi

by leandra | Feb 12, 2017

Where We Ate After arriving from the airport and getting checked in, we wandered around a bit, then ducked into Siggi's Beach Bar (at the Shangri-La) when it started raining. I had a glass of rose...

Auckland: waterfalls and parks

by leandra | Dec 20, 2016

Since we had stayed in the Ponsonby neighborhood on a previous trip, we already had restaurants in mind and decided to return to our favorite breakfast place, Cafe Jervois. I ordered the smashed...

San Sebastian: food & drink

by leandra | Oct 12, 2016

As with most places in Spain, we found San Sebastian to be absolutely delicious. One thing I had to get used to was that ordering wine at most of the pintxo bars was done at the mercy of the...

Bilbao: food & drink

by eandl | Oct 6, 2016

Pinxos (small plates) are the thing to eat in northern Spain, so that was the plan. We were staying in Old Town, right next to Plaza Nueva, but our favorite pinxto bars turned out to be in the Moyua...

Leandra’s 40th: food & drink

by eric | Sep 20, 2016

Thursday First day in the city, we checked into the hotel then walked a few blocks to a cider place nearby - Cider Riot!. Eric had a nice collaboration triple with cascade while I had the dry hopped...

Eric’s 40th: Reykjavík

by eric | Jul 8, 2016

We spent our first and last evenings in Iceland's capital and main city, Reykjavík. Tuesday Our apartment was two blocks from the famous Hallgrimskirkja, a church design inspired by the Icelandic...

Middle East 2016: Muscat dining

by leandra | Jun 14, 2016

Friday Perhaps our most memorable meal in Oman, we both enjoyed the expansive Friday brunch at the five-star Chedi Hotel. All the western hotels have a buffet brunch on Friday, and since the Grand...

Vietnam 2016: tasting Hanoi

by leandra | Apr 23, 2016

After the snafu with our hotel, I was ready to get out and about and try some local beers (that potentially weren't yellow). Thankfully, I had read up on a place that had a variety of brews...

Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?