EuroTour: Barcelona
Our last stop on our 2015 EuroTour was Barcelona. Complete with glistening beaches, incredible tapas and sangria, it was a perfect way to top off the trip. We arrived via high-speed train from Paris (thank goodness), and immediately hunted down the Barcelona Metro. It was, by far, the easiest subway […]
EuroTour: Venice
Venice, the picturesque city of love and mystery, is becoming sort of a relic. I didn’t want it to be true, but on my second visit, it was pretty hard not to notice. We enjoyed the sleepy, almost dream-like atmosphere, but couldn’t help but notice the lack of locals and […]
EuroTour: Rome
It’s never a good sign when you start a trip with a canceled flight. But that’s just how our 2015 Eurotour started. (Air traffic control issues delayed hundreds of flights and cancelled many international flights.) When we received the flight cancellation notice in the Uber on the way to DCA, […]
EuroTour: Florence
I’m pretty sure all we did in Florence was eat gelato, admire art, and snap photos of the cute pups! Or at least that’s what this blog post showcases. I could try to prove otherwise, but the photos are going to speak for themselves. Our hotel was in a great […]
EuroTour: Cinque Terre
Pastels, sailboats, olive trees, sunbathers, clothes drying, boulders and pebbles, lazy cats, lots and lots of fresh and fried seafood—this is Cinque Terre. I loved visiting Cinque Terre during my trip in college and couldn’t wait to go back with Nick. Since the park that’s home to the five villages […]
EuroTour: Berlin
On the heels of the welcoming comfort and familiarity we experienced in Vienna, we were on a bit of an uptick in our Eurotour journey when we arrived in Berlin. Since ancestral roots run deep for us in this part of the world, it’s safe to say we were probably […]
EuroTour: Amsterdam
Amsterdam was the eighth city on our Eurotour last year. (I know, we have a lot of catching up to do, and yes, we’re sharing out of order!) We arrived in the afternoon via train from Berlin, and as soon as we exited Centraal Station, we were in the heart […]
EuroTour: Vienna
One of our shortest EuroTour stops was in Vienna. We arrived from Venice late in the evening after a long train ride. The long travel day left us just one full day to explore the quaint Austrian city. Short on time, we decided to sightsee within the Ringstraße, the main […]
EuroTour: Prague
Prague is ridiculously picturesque. When you stroll down Wenceslas Square, which is named after—you guessed it—St. Wenceslas, the layers of history and culture are on full display. And that’s just on the primary pedestrian thoroughfare. There’s also an amazing patina all across the city. It’s hard to describe—I’ll just call […]
EuroTour 2015
Nick and I suffer from wanderlust. Thank goodness it’s a condition we’re both stricken with or we’d be in trouble. I attribute some of my travel addiction to the trips all the wonderful adults in my life let me tag along on as a kid. (Shout-out to grandma and grandpa […]
Party, Pups, and Pool Time
We’re obviously bad bloggers. But since we’re far from a lot of family and friends, we know this is still a great place to share. And I keep telling myself that we’ll get really good at consistent sharing one day—ya know, when life slows down. Ha! But since we’re kicking […]
Bo-Bear the Morkie
“Today, Nick and I lost our best friend. It seems unfair that on the first day of the year, a day to reset, a day given to all of us to mark new beginnings, we would have to mourn the loss of our sweet puppy. But knowing that everything happens […]
San Diego Weekend
It’s always good to treat yourself to a bit of sunshine and salt water right before the winter months. That’s just what we did last November, tacking a weekend vacation onto a volunteer meeting Nick was part of in San Diego. Neither of us had ever been to San Diego […]
Pacific Northwest
I’ve wanted to visit Seattle for as long as I can remember. I’m sure most people with a big city obsession have Seattle on their list of must-sees. Nick and I also talk about the cities we could see ourselves living in and Seattle has always been on that list. […]
Exploring the Country (Turkey Part III)
Over the course of two weeks in Turkey we toured and visited sites in Istanbul, Troy, Canakkale, Pergamum, Izmir, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Pamukkale, Antalya, Cappadocia, and Ankara. It was a busy trip. The highlights from this sampling from around the country include the ruins of Troy (there’s not much, folks…and the […]
Cappadocia (Turkey Part II)
Part two of our Turkey chronicles showcases one of our favorite portions of the trip – Cappadocia. To understand this post, you need the historical and geographic run down: The Cappadocia region is part of Central Anatolia, one of the only landlocked regions of Turkey. The lunar-like landscape of Cappadocia […]
Istanbul (Turkey Part I)
I’ve never seen anything like Istanbul. Scratch that – I’ve never experienced anything like Istanbul. I know that I can’t do this city justice in this blog post. I’ve been avoiding writing this post because of that very fact. Istanbul sandwiched our Turkey trip. (The worst pun…forgive me?!) The first […]
Türkiye Arrival
Nick and I love aviation. We go to airshows, know what types of commercial planes airlines fly, and frequent a local DC park that’s top-notch for plane spotting. I have my dad to blame for my love of aviation; he is an Air Force vet and has worked for the Federal Aviation […]
Eastern State Penitentiary
I was in Philadelphia for the first time for work to attend Greenbuild with my coworkers. It was a great conference – I got to hear Hillary Clinton speak and jam to Bon Jovi live. Once work was complete, Nick joined me in Philly for the weekend. We of course […]
The Grandparents Meet NYC
My grandparents have taken me on a lot of trips over the years. I was an only child and grandchild for 8 years so I spent a lot of time hanging with the adults in my life. And because it was just me, I guess it was probably easy to […]
Bo at the Beach
The East Coast is pretty accommodating to pups. When we first moved out here, we knew we had to get a dog because all of our neighbors had dogs. Okay, questionable rationale, but Alexandria is like dog central! When you walk down King Street the pups are seated outside at […]
The Oregon Coast
This post title is the most bold-faced lie we could tell. The thing is, all these photos are from a trip to Portland…where we visited the Columbia River Gorge, and Mt. Hood, AND the Oregon coast. Whew. I feel better. When we decided it was time to get these photos […]
Our Costa Rican Honeymoon
For our honeymoon, Nick and I wanted to do something different…but it was pretty clear that Bora Bora was out of the question. I’m sure Nick came up with the Costa Rica idea, and I was happy to oblige. Some friends of ours had gone over the last few years […]