I have a new script for any movie producer who wants to pick it up. The main characters are…well, the author of this blog and his wife, and it’s called ‘Roasting in Valencia’. In the story, our hero and heroine […]
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The ‘Definitive’ Guide to King Ludwig’s Bavarian Castles
We are now 3 weeks in to our Bavarian stay, and we are officially ‘settled’ into Bavarian lifestyle. What does ‘settled’ look like, you ask? Perhaps Nate has taken to wearing lederhosen and welcoming everyone with a cheerful Bavarian greeting […]
Joy Adventuring our Way to Germany…er, Bavaria
“I learned from our hosts that I might get tackled, and at the very least scolded, if I try to mow the lawn on a Sunday.” We are now 8 days into our Bavarian adventure, and this is our very […]
House Sitting Our Way Through Europe
Terra: “I want to travel to castles, dine on duck confit and endless baguettes, go to the opera, lounge on sunny beaches, and (of course) have a strong wifi signal.” Nate: “That sounds great! I will start booking our trip.” […]
A Noise in the Woods – Our Final Days in the Alps
“I only went for a walk and finally concluded to stay until sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” – John Muir Today we left Marvin and Lisa’s house in the French Alps after the most blissful […]
France Part Deux: A Polar Opposite Experience
Do you recall back in August we were living in Paris and spending our time eating (or should I say, flinging) snail, navigating the subway, sweltering in the summer heat, and housesitting for 2 cats? Our current experience, while once […]
Some Final Thoughts On Paris – The List of 5’s
We made it to Croatia! There will be more posts forthcoming on this next leg of our journey; for now, however, let’s take a look back on what was an amazing 24 days in Paris. Any of you who know […]
Settling in to a hot Parisian August (subtitle: it’s 91 degrees at 9pm)
Paris. City of love. City of dreams. City of splendour. City of saints and scholars. City of gaiety. Sink of iniquity. In two thousand years, Paris had seen it all. This quote is at the beginning of Paris, an historical […]
First day in Paris – When getting one thing accomplished makes for a successful day
Imagine if you were able to accomplish one real, significant, meaningful thing each day for a year. On the surface, it’s tempting to think that one thing is a low bar since there are 12 hours of sunlight (well currently about […]
Adventures in…house sitting?
We are currently en route on a train from London to York, our stop for the next three nights. After York, we are on to Edinburgh, and then Paris. Throughout our trip I’ll be blogging about what our adventures in […]