When I was planning our week in Wales, I was thrilled to learn this small country has three large national parks. We made it a priority to hit them all, and I loved the variety of experiences we had in each place. I was really excited about visiting Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, which is Wales' …
A couple days in northern Wales wasn't remotely enough time to see even a portion of the things on our list. We ended up centralizing our stay in Conwy, which not only had its own appeal but was a great jumping off point for visiting nearby Llandudno and Snowdonia National Park. Trying to decide whether …
One of the more unusual experiences of our recent trip to Europe occurred our first day in Wales. We rode in a very skinny boat across an aqueduct 126 feet in the air looking straight over the edge of the water to the river below! The Pontcysllte Aqueduct (and the skinny canal boats that travel …
Brian turned 40 the week of his European tradeshow so we added some personal time to the trip in order to celebrate. On his birthday, we caught the Eurostar from Paris to London - our first time experiencing the Chunnel! We arrived at King's Cross Station on time but had to manage through a brief …
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One of my favorite solo day trips during our week in Paris was visiting Chantilly, France. I hadn't prioritized this spot on previous trips because the "only" things to do in Chantilly were visit the castle and stables, learn about lace, stroll through the forest, try the infamous Chantilly creme... Basically, there's plenty to do …
Despite my best planning efforts, sometimes our travel adventures do not go according to plan. That was the case during my first free day in Paris, France, while Brian was attending his tradeshow. I had mapped out several day trips to towns across northern France, but when I showed up at the Montparnasse train station …
We added a weekend in Monaco to Brian's recent European work trip - our first time visiting this small country along the Mediterranean Sea. To be perfectly honest, I didn't know much about Monaco prior to our visit. My associations were limited to Princess Grace, Formula 1 racing, and wealth. None of which really inspired …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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