Year: 2020

Bruges and beyond

I wish I could tell you that we did Bruges in Belgium justice, but we didn’t. We literally parked up, took a ride around town, looking for lunch and waffles, then after a good sleep at the marina parking lot …

The Netherlands

We had a long day’s drive from our little marina to the Netherlands. We could have split the day and stayed somewhere along the way, but we had a dinner date we did not want to miss. On our route …

By the sea

Since we began our post-lockdown travels, most of our time has been spent visiting cities. Other than the very relaxing days we spent on the Moselle and the Rhine, we’ve visited a few smaller German towns along with Salzburg, Vienna, …

Pampered in Prague

When we crossed the border from Austria into the Czech Republic, we entered our ninth new country since arriving in Europe nearly 18 months ago. Can you believe we have been here a year and a half? The Czech Republic …

Tripping in Vienna

In 1969, as my family prepared to move to Tripoli, Libya, where my dad had taken a job as a geophysicist, a revolution took place on September 1st of that year. Muammar Gaddafi came to power after overthrowing the government of …

Stunning Salzburg

As most of you know, Salzburg is the home of the Von Trapp family upon which The Sound of Music is based. Though the interiors of the movie were shot on a soundstage in Hollywood, all of the exteriors were …

Germany’s Romantic Road

I came across a quote the other day that really resonated with me. It’s by G.K. Chesterton, an English writer and philosopher. “The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” We mostly fall …

Rollin’ on the rivers

I’ve mentioned before that, as we travel, my favorite day is departure day. I am happiest when we’re on the move. When I roughly planned a timeline for our Mosel mosey, I figured we would do it in a week …