Antigua Life
Despite staying up as long as I could Saturday, I ended up waking at 2am Sunday even though my flight was after 9. Jetleg 1Jessica 0 I tried to fall back asleep and finally gave up around 4. I needed to pack anyways, so I repacked everything and read a bit. Downstairs for breakfast and […]
Stopover in Houston
My journey began this morning with Kevin reminding me that I needed to leave my wedding rings with him. For practical reasons, I would be on a construction site, so I don’t want to hurt myself or damage the rings. For respectful reasons, diamonds are expensive, and the community we are joining lives on about […]
It’s almost time!
I’m traveling to London for work a couple days prior, so I’m completely packed days before I leave. Before you say it, I know what you are thinking. Soo much luggage..? Much of it is supplies for the trip that won’t return with me (plus my rolling bag is only a carry on size, so […]
Preparing for Guatemala
Yesterday I received my flight itinerary for my volunteer trip to Guatemala. Makes it real! So this weekend, I had a mild panic … What am I supposed to wear? What shoes do I bring? A carry on is recommended, but can I check luggage instead? Will I suffer from jetlag too much? I’ve never […]
Did someone say more temples?
If you haven’t picked up on it, Malta is known for its temples. The entire island is almost a UNESCO site and everywhere you turn, you are looking at something ancient. Today we wandered over to the western side of the island and started out exploring the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples. The sheer size […]
Gozo – More Temples, More Sea
Late night last night + rooftop sunrise viewing = tired Mr and Mrs Ennis. Our rooftop has a 360 view of the island and because the island is so small, we can almost see across the entire place from our roof. So this morning we watched the sun rise above the sea before we headed […]
Exploring Valletta
Because we failed buying tickets for the exclusive underground temple (Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum), we started moving early to see if we could be one of the lucky recipients of the eight last minute tickets available. This temple only allows 8 people per hour due to the underground eco system. Because it is January and because […]
Next Stop Malta
Sooo… About ten days ago, we were trying to find a weekend trip in January, and we somehow stumbled upon $20 round trip tickets to Malta from Cardiff. Completely unheard of! Of course, we snatched those up and 10 days later we are on a plane! Kevin did some research ahead of time, found their […]
Train to Brussels
It was dark by the time we arrived in Brussels today. Which doesn’t mean much since this side of the world gets dark by 3:30pm! We were starving, so we immediately headed to the Christmas market. It was opening weekend and it was absolute madness, and to be honest…a bit disappointing. Hardly any Christmas lights […]