To the Mountains!
Today we head to the mountains as a last minute change — I say last minute, but really we didn’t plan much, so we changed our very loose ‘plans’ from a week ago. A short hour train journey northwest of Barcelona and you are in a completely different landscape. The plan is Monserrat Monastery which […]
More Barcelona
After a good sleep in, we headed back out to explore more Barcelona. I really could get used to starting at 11 am thing! Today was really about exploring, and pictures show this better than words… First stop was the famous Boqueria (market) — it was just as colorful as I expected and a lot […]
Our Spain Adventure Begins – Barcelona
While we were fortunate to be in Europe with the ability to travel through the UK during the pandemic, it sure put a damper on 18 months of international travel, and returning to the US with the international travel restrictions, new variants and uncertainty around travel, we have been holding steady not traveling much. Considering […]
Christmas in the Big Apple
What is more magical than New York at Christmas? Well, maybe London at Christmas, but I digress… The Rockefeller tree is one of a kind and I understand why people flock to NYC to see it. Coupled with all the high end stores around it twinkling bright with decor — it’s a sight to see […]
Eating Our Way Through NYC
Fine diners, we are not. Even at home, we prefer either cooking at home or fairly non-fancy restaurants. When we travel, we typically are even more casual and gravitate to hole in the wall local places or “street food”. This trip was no exception — we *might* have eaten more street food outside than we […]
Being a Tourist in NYC
Hello world! We are alive, but with everything else these last 21 months (including a transatlantic move), writing hasn’t been a priority. I keep saying I will go back and write, but here we are… It’s been over a year since we flew anywhere for vacation and boy did it feel good to be back […]
Lockdown from my Window
23 March 2020. Our life changed course when the UK government placed the entire country in a ‘stay at home order’. What we didn’t know then was that this would mean 250 days in hard lockdown over the next year. With our floor to ceiling windows being our greatest source of ‘the outside world’, I […]
Seth Whitmer: Forever in our Hearts
As I sit down to write the words that I know so many will read, I struggle to find the right ones. It’s hard when you are saying goodbye to any loved one, but it’s even harder when that loved one was living the best part of his life so far. Seth Whitmer (born April […]
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
You know how there is just some comfort food that you wonder how the rest of the world hasn’t picked up on yet? Grilled Cheese Sandwiches is one of those phenomenons. Who wouldn’t want to devour an overly cheesey, buttery sandwich dipped in piping hot tomato basil soup? Some may argue that Britain has this […]