I had never heard of the 2,000-year-old city of Rouen prior to our latest trip to France. I'm glad I stumbled upon this cobbled old town where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake so I could learn more about its history and significance to the Normandy region. It was a perfect day trip …
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On our recent trip to France, I decided to take a day trip to a new-to-me country - Luxembourg. I knew very little about this country before my trip and spent a pleasant train ride through the French countryside enjoying the scenery and reading my guide book prior to my arrival in Luxembourg City. A …
When Brian found out he was headed on a two-week work trip to Europe, including a week in France, I quickly booked my own tag-along flight to Paris. It's been several years since we were in Europe and nearly 10 years since I was in France (Mon Dieu!). During prior trips to Paris, I saw …
Back in February I stumbled upon these awesome travel classes hosted by Rick Steves and his tour guides. Rick Steves focuses on European travel and the talks follow suit. Each talk is different and covers an array of travel tips, from the best places to visit in each country, to tips for traveling with a mobile device, …
We spent our initial days in Hamburg exploring the harbor area, visiting museums and enjoying the outdoors, but on Tuesday reality set in and Brian had to go to work, e.g. attend his work conference. While he headed toward the convention center, I headed toward the train station for my first day-trip to Schwerin, Germany. I've …
Continue reading Germany: Castles and Cathedrals of Schwerin
Germany is one of my favorite places to visit so when we had the opportunity to book a somewhat last-minute trip to Hamburg in the spring we jumped on it! This will be my fourth trip to Germany. I was in Munich, Augsburg, Cologne and Berlin with my brother in spring 2005 as part of …
The flights and hotels are booked. We're officially headed to Morocco and Portugal this May. I'm officially going to have been to 30 countries by the time I turn 30. For the record, I have the world's greatest husband. I am so grateful he goes along with some of these crazy ideas and genuinely supports …
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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