Germany was beautiful, but I could never live there. There is way too much smoking. This is the bad thing about Germany. Everywhere, people are smoking. We stayed in a bed and breakfast, and, it was a non-smoking place, but, still, in the restaurant outside, there was smoking and it came up to our room. Read More …
We went to the Ice Bar. It was in a hotel. They gave you big gloves and a fur lined poncho and hoodie to wear, and everything is made out of ice in there. The bar, the chairs, even the glasses that you drink out of are made out of ice. It was pretty cold Read More …
I think Copenhagen is the best city we have been to on the trip. It is really clean and pretty and they have canals where you can ride boats to go to the mall, or see the highlights of town. We went to the summer solstice celebration. It had lots of bonfires lit in the Read More …
Our first trip to the grocery store in Reykjavik, and, at the very front of the store, where all the tourists can see, they stock the junk food. Popcorn in a red, white and blue back, and these: “Wow, is there an American with great hair in here?” Interjections count: 2 First impressions of Read More …
What remains a favorite book in our world provides us with these guiding words: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you Read More …
Last night at our incredible “Bon Voyage” soiree, numerous people gaped in disbelief that a female person* can travel with everything she needs for a year in a 14x9x22 carry-on bag. Here is what fits in my bag**: Packing List: 3 pairs shoes – light hikey, Mary Janes, workout shoes 5 pr socks – Read More …
We’ve been slashing and burning countries from the list to work around our half-slow / half-fast (don’t try to say that out loud around small children) accord reached, appropriately enough, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – so, there is peace in the house again. With an eye towards keeping everybody happy on this manufactured Read More …
I think we have fully achieved “quandary” status. So many fabulous countries, so many amazing people and places and festivals and sights. We are having great difficulty narrowing down where to spend our precious 400 days. Slow travel me says – “one month per place at a minimum.” Obsessed with the new and different me Read More …
