Best of the Trip, Part 2

Posted by Sierra This is a list of our favorite things from Europe. Best Town Name: Vrh, Croatia (2nd Place: Krk, Croatia) Best Gelato: Festival del Gelato, Florence, Italy: It’s got tons of exotic flavors like Meringue and Profiterole, and a 50s-style atmosphere. Vestri, Florence for Dad: Its chili chocolate had rich chocolate and spicy [...]

Around Europe in 80 photos

Posted by Stan There are several reasons why I didn’t regularly update Flickr during the 15 weeks we were in Europe. But no good excuses. Now that we’re home I know it will never happen. I’m not even sure how we’re going to get the photos edited and into our own personal archives. So I’ve [...]

Let the Christmas markets begin

Posted by Stan Less than a week after we were basking in the sun in Dubrovnik we were cold but happy in Vienna, visiting the Wiener Christkindlmarkt. We drank Glüwein, shopped for ornaments, ate pastries and hauled home more for breakfast the next morning. A good time was had by all. The Christkindlmarkt is one [...]

Our 15 Minutes in Bosnia …

Posted by Daria If you had told us that we were going to visit Bosnia & Herzegovina, a country that in the U.S. is usually preceded by the adjective “war-torn,” I’d have wondered what the heck you were talking about. Yet, there we were at the Bosnia-Herzegovina border, handing a Sydney Greenstreet look-alike our passports. [...]

A Short BOTT Sneak Peek

Posted by Sierra For those of you who anxiously await our Best of the Trip, Leg 2 (Europe), here is a sneak preview of one winner: Winner! Best Overall Accommodation: La Four à Sel (“The Salt Oven” in English), outside of Aubas, France. B&B. Run By Dave and Brenda Archer, a friendly English-speaking couple, La [...]

My Hour in Vaduz

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, is small. Minuscule. Tiny. And I’m not exaggerating. It’s half the size of Corrales, New Mexico. So we’re talking small here. Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein, which isn’t exactly Miss Big Country itself. Driving from one end to the other is like driving from Corrales to Algodones, or from Millington to Morristown. [...]

Ooh, La La!

Posted by Sierra Paris is a dream city. Everyone says so. Everyone dreams of going there someday. But few people who dream of heading to Paris actually head there. If you, the reader, are one of these people, here’s a little overview so you can get an idea of what’s there. I’ll start with orientation. [...]

Beer, Chocolate and Cheese (Oh, My!)

By Reporter Sierra Ah, Brussels. What other city has a statue of a peeing boy? What other city has so many examples of Victor Horta’s work? What other city has a structure that is a magnified atom? The answer is: none. However, Brussels (also known as Bruxelles in French and Brussel in Flemish) isn’t all [...]

Where We’re Staying

Posted by Daria During this trip we’re staying in a variety of accommodations—apartments, bed & breakfasts, small and large hotels, and hostels. They have one thing in common: They’re either cheap or as cheap as we could find in a particular area. Cheap in the heart of Brussels isn’t the same as cheap in the [...]

Ha-Ha, Holland

Posted by Sierra Comments Courtesy of Sierra “Come to Holland, and have an Amsterdam good time!” Mom says commercials for Holland (aka the Netherlands) used to say this way back when she was a kid. Well, commercials may not say that anymore, but you can still say “Ha-ha!” to Holland and have an Amster-dam good [...]

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