New Europe Tours: Munich
In our search for things to discover in all of these new cities, we've come across some excellent tip-based tours (read: advertised as free but you're expected to tip the…
Getting lost in a Mercedes is way more fun
Everything you've heard about the autobahn is just about true. Things I didn't realize:1 - it's not just one stretch of road, it's Germany's entire highway network2 - some parts…
Hardy and Anka at the Jodlerwirt
We realized Munich would be fun when we found the Jodlerwirt and met Hardy & Anka. We had a big day of driving on the autobahn and through castle road…
Turn off the Internet, turn off exploring?
The train rise from Köln (Cologne) to Frankfurt, Germany is so far much more interesting - visually - than other routes we've been on (and awake for) this trip. There…
Yes, I’ll try the European sampler platter, please.
We know our trip's itinerary it pretty ambitious, but that's what we want to do - see as much as we can and go hard while we're here. When we…
Brussels, please; hold the sprouts.
The alternate title to this post is, "Things I Learned About Brussels that Might Not Be Entirely Accurate Because I Took the Tour One Day and Two Countries Ago"1. It…
Paris – maybe it’s me?
After getting successfully to Paris, We found our hostel tucked back in a corner of the city whose claim is selling 3-piece suits and fancy dresses from their store fronts.…
Curse you, Eurostar!
Ok, maybe I should wait for cursing until we're *off* the train, but the experience we just had was straight out of an action flick. Saturday night, after a full…
European Adventure – Prologue
This will probably be a quick note - more an acknowledgement of having time to myself for a moment than a blog post. Plus, I'm still at my office and…
No time to slow down!!
If you have ever had a time in your life when it seems as if EVERYTHING good that could ever happen to you is happening RIGHT NOW, you know how…