During each trip to London we try to explore a new part of the city. Previous trips had us exploring Camden, and earlier this year, Boroughs Market. On this trip I wanted to go further east, so we...
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Scandinavian summer weekend: a day in Malmö
On Saturday, we took advantage of the hotel's free shuttle to the airport, where we could catch the train to Malmö, Sweden. I was struggling with the ticket machine so Eric suggested the ticket...
Thanksgiving in Europe 2013: Vienna sights II
Wednesday The morning was fairly cold so we decided to start at the Leopold Museum. We were pleasantly surprised by the collection, especially the impressive Schiele floor, as well as some other...
Texas! exploring Austin, pt II
Late in the afternoon on our first day we decided to head back toward the Colorado River to explore, and along the way we stopped at an abandoned construction site (W 11th St & Baylor S) that is...
Summer Euro 2013: Berlin
It felt a bit strange to return to a foreign city just one month later, but also comforting to already know my way around parts of the city. Leandra's primary mission on this trip to Berlin was to...
Summer Euro 2013: Miami layover
Our international connection in Miami left us a choice of a one hour layover (a little short) or a seven hour layover. We opted for the safer long layover, but also to get out of the airport;...
Germany & France, July 2013: Toulouse sights
Work was my reason for visiting Toulouse, so my sightseeing was limited to two evenings. Still, I had several hours to wander parts of old town and thoroughly enjoyed the surroundings. On my first...
Germany & France, July 2013: Berlin street art
My flight from JFK arrived fairly early in the morning, so after checking in I headed out to join the 11a 'Alternative Berlin Tour' since I knew it would highlight some of Berlin's famous street...
Montreal: street art
The street art scene in Montreal was awesome- from stickers, to small pieces on utility boxes all the way to amazing building-covering murals, there were ample artistic sights to be found. We only...
Budapest 2013: street art
I'm always on the lookout for interesting street art, and Budapest did not disappoint. keeping it classy those windows aren't real... this was a block from our hotel I imagine they would be... ...
Asia/Australia 2013: Melbourne sights
While tennis was our main objective in Melbourne, we still planned to explore the city in our off-time. Unfortunately my 36 hour fever/cold coincided with most of our time in Melbourne so we didn't...
Belgium 2012: street art
Below are a few of my favorite examples of street art / graffiti we saw on our recent Belgium trip. Bruges always look behind the street signs... harsh yo. that's where I left it... Antwerp those...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Valencia, Spain (Mar)
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)