Ireland isn’t the easiest country to explore by public transportation, but it is possible. We spent a month getting to know the Irish people and countryside.
Three Weeks in the Austrian Alps
There is something about mountains that stirs one’s soul. I doubt we will ever forget the three weeks we spent in the Austrian Tirol.
Our Rambling Life is Fueled by a Whole Food Plant Based Diet
We’ve been rambling for two years now. We’ve gotten pretty good at arranging our temporary kitchen at each stop in order to maintain a whole food plant based diet. Our first task in a new …
A Budget Friendly Trip on the Rhine and Mosel Rivers
The savings in building your own trip are meaningful. Instead of spending $2,500 per person on a seven-day cruise (plus gratuities and shore excursions) we spent $643.48 per person for eight nights and eight days.
Winter on the Spanish Mediterranean
November 2021’s onslaught of new Covid travel restrictions chased us back into Spain. So we spent the winter months on the Mediterranean coast.
Elche (Elx) Spain
Why is Elche also called Elx? We learned something about languages in Spain when our Catalan friend Jenny taught us how to pronounce a street name that we were stumbling over. Xàtiva sounds like Cha-tih-va. …
Prisoner Graffiti
Here are some examples of graffiti by prisoners held at the Castle of Santa Barbara in Alicante during and after the Spanish Civil War.
The Circus Comes to Town
Early one morning we came across a small circus set up at the marina. The Raluy Legacy circus had come to town!
Yes, you can travel by train with your cat in Europe
Even though traveling with an old cat has its challenges, it’s nothing compared to navigating Covid restrictions in the E.U. And, to answer the question about how you’ll know if your pets like to travel, the best advice we can give is to plan a short trip and give it a try.
Riding along on a carrousal
It seems like every city we visited in France had an old fashion “carrousel” in the market square.
A Short Stay in Nîmes
If you like old stones do not pass up Nîmes. It is by far home to the best preserved Roman buildings we’ve seen.
Strasbourg on a cloudy day
Could a lovelier city exist? Even a cold, cloudy day couldn’t dampen the beauty of Strasbourg.