Cardiff ended up being one of my least favorite stops during our week of traveling through Wales. We really don't love cities, and I don't know why I feel impelled to visit country capitals when I already know this about us! Nevertheless and as always, we made the best of our afternoon in the city, …
One of our more leisurely days in Wales was relocating from the northern part of the country to the southern part of the country via a drive along the Cambrian Coast. While enjoying the drive and the changing terrain was our main goal, we did make a couple stops along the way. Our first stop …
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 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 …
With only a long weekend to explore Belgium, I ended up limiting our day trips from Brussels to Antwerp, Bruges, and Ghent. The latter ended up being one of my favorite getaways - and just a 40-minute train ride from our home base! The only real downside to this day trip was that some of …
When Brian found out he needed to travel around Europe for two weeks to meet with colleagues and customers, I immediately asked if I could tag along. It quickly became clear that wasn't feasible - he was going to be in a new place nearly every day and out late at meetings. As his plans …
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
Heather's Compass 