A Castle? OK… I’ll Take Two!
I did it! I saw my first castle. It was wonderful – so tender and caring. And it lasted all morning! A first I’ll never forget! Hohenwerfen Fortress When we drove into Austria, the hardest part...
View ArticleThe Hills Are Alive With the Sound of… Julia
Apparently I’m the only person in the world to forget that, “The Sound of Music” took place in Salzburg, Austria. I base this observation on the countless number of tour operators and tourists we...
View ArticleHow Do You Say, "The End" in German?
Two posts about the Dolomites and now four posts about Austria… will the posts about this road trip ever end?! I promise, I’ll wrap it up here… I think I’m spending as much time writing as I did...
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Since I’ll never be a movie producer, I finally have another outlet to satisfy my life-long dream to wrap something up with the simple phrase… I think this is a fitting title to end our trip in France,...
View ArticleScotland – Where Real Men Wear Skirts
No, I didn’t wear one myself, but only because we were already half-way through our trip before I came across a store that sold them. Real men also eat haggis (sheep’s heart, liver and lungs encased...
View ArticleMake My Order Of Haggis a Double, Please
Jen and I recently went to Scotland with her family (HERE) and had a fabulous time exploring the Scottish Highlands. We saw Aberdeen and quite a bit of the Scottish countryside. Next on the agenda...
View ArticleTwo Greeks in Italy
I don’t know anyone in their thirties that really goes around saying, “I’m Greek” because he or she was in a fraternity or sorority – but it was certainly fun to be a part of Greek Life during college....
View ArticleOur Final Days at Sea
We recently had the most amazing vacation aboard Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam and I have had a wonderful time writing about it. I have discovered even more about each destination as I’ve...
View ArticleThe Perfect Recipe – Great Friends, Food & Tons of Fun
Sometimes living abroad is hard. Like when you miss a good friend’s wedding in upstate New York – an event that turned out to be the social gathering of the year (according to Facebook pictures and...
View ArticleYou “Massa” Check Out This City (Massa, Italy)
Man, do I love the bad puns in my titles or what? Probably about as much as I love posing rhetorical questions to my readers… Roughly twelve days ago, I was as proud of myself as Arvind Mahankali when...
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