Tag Archives: Europe

Exchange rates. They are quite literally the bane of a traveler’s existence. Unless of course, your country’s dollar is worth more than the one you’re … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Roaming the near empty streets of Salzburg, suddenly surrounded by robots, panic does not ensue. It was a very cold, very crisp Christmas … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The town of Wengen is just like a snow globe. You know when you were about seven years old, and your entire … Read the rest

You’ve seen them…By “them,” I mean those travelers with a Selfie Stick: a long, thin protruding metal stick with a rudimentary smartphone holder (usually some … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Tulips Everywhere. When we went to Netherlands, we missed the tulip season by thismuch. We took a steam train along the countryside … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Everybody Looks Like Ants from this view in Dinant, Belgium. Guess what we had to do get to this view. You’ve guessed … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Love Valley in Cappadocia, Turkey is very appropriately named.  “You should hug the rock. I’ll take a photo of you.” “Ok!” And I … Read the rest

Wouldn’t it be weird if we lived our lives entirely on water? Remember when you used to play the lava game where you couldn’t touch … Read the rest

Pigeon poo lines the concrete. Officials dressed in orange shirts hand out flyers begging people to not feed the pigeons. Yet, they’re still there by … Read the rest

Well, folks, I’m about to let you in on a little secret: swans aren’t that adorable. I know, we were misled to believe that all … Read the rest