England: Abbey X5, Roman City (and a castle, of course)
Day two back in England and we are stuffing our face with a full English breakfast. Would have been day 1, but we landed in the after yesterday. A quaint little place that only uses local products, called Berry’s. So delightful. Now today is mostly dedicated to the Abbey’s in the area, but first stop […]
Off to England
A very very (did I mention very?) early start to our day waking up at 3am to catch our flight to the UK. Thank goodness the airport had a Sbarro for some breakfast pizza. Quick three hour flight and a rental car pick up, and we were headed to one of the few areas in […]
Iceland in 48 Hours: Day 2
For those that have followed us, you know that we firmly believe in seeing the world like a local. Being a traveller and not a tourist. Today we did a very touristy thing purely due to the timeframe of our trip, and our desire to not rent a car. Normally in Europe, public transportation is […]
Iceland in 48 Hours: Day 1
When Icelandair makes a 48 hour stopover this easy, it’s hard to say no. We’ve never been to Iceland, and the flight to the UK was stopping here anyways. Might as well make a day or two out of it. Now Icelandair is a bit of a budget airline, and we were a little nervous […]
Anichka
How far we travel in life matters far less than those we meet along the way. – Mark Twain Have you ever met someone by happenstance walking away from the encounter grateful for the experience even though you will never see them again? While on the train from Vienna to Budapest on Saturday, I shared […]
Ennis Oregon Trail: Ontario OR to Medford OR
Leg 5 – Ontario, OR to Medford, ORMiles: 450Hours: 8 driving, 4 hikingThings of Interest: Crater Lake, friends Second to last leg brought us to Crater Lake National Park. We’ve both been here before, but it was only 20 min out of the way so we figured it’d be a good stop. It’s the first […]
Ennis Oregon Trail: Victor, ID to Ontario, OR
Leg 4 – Victor, Idaho to Ontario, OR Miles: 390 Hours: 6 driving, 3 hiking Things of Interest: Craters of the Moon, Best Buy, Lego Store Today is the day Kevin has been waiting for — after a quick breakfast we headed off to Craters of the Moon National Park, and it did not disappoint […]
Ennis Oregon Trail: Grand Tetons National Park
“Rest” Day – Grand Tetons National ParkMiles: n/aHours: n/aThings of Interest: Mountains, lakes, barns Another “rest” day with a bit of sleeping in again was much needed. Today we spent our day in and around the Grand Tetons. Starting the day at Mormon Row despite a bit of misty weather, we were able to take […]
Ennis Oregon Trail: Yellowstone National Park
“Rest” Day – Yellowstone National Park Miles: n/a Hours: n/a Things of Interest: Crossed into Montana, Geysers, Buffalo We slept in a bit though we probably shouldn’t have since we had over two hours to drive to get to Yellowstone. I also woke up to a message from our Airbnb owner warning us to watch […]