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 …

2020 Travel Plans, v.2

I can’t believe it’s June! By the time we leave our lovely spot in a couple of weeks, give or take, we will have been here for three months. As we made a beeline out of Morocco, across Spain and …

Still in Lockdown

Hello, again! Sorry to be so long in posting, but honestly not a whole lot has changed in our daily lives. We are still enjoying our beautiful park, cooking good food, drinking good wine, reading, writing, doing chores and watching …