The title is in homage to our oldest, who kept a blog of that name while he worked and played across the United States years before it was cool. (Well dang. I suppose that offspring, if even for a little time, caught a bit of our wanderlust.) Anyway, we are in Lisbon, and I owe […]
Europe
Helsinki, Lisbon, then Évora, Portugal
We’re traveling! Four weeks in Europe including Portugal – a first for us – and Spain. We’ll finish in Amsterdam. Tom’s been there, but I have not. I’m really looking forward to it. And yes, you might notice that we’re down from six weeks to four. It felt right to shorten this trip. As we […]
The Airplane Seat Bag
The photo is my seat bag. This is the version for the long flight. The short flight requires much less thought.
Six weeks in Europe
“What if we went to Europe for six weeks or so and figured out what it might feel like to live there. ““You mean stay in one place? Get to know it?”“Yeah. Something like that.” It was innocent enough. The first thought was Italy. Maybe Bologna. Central enough for day trips. Lots of easy shopping. […]
Italy, 2022, part 3
The end of the trip: Rome, again, but not really.
Italy 2022, part 2
A group tour through Puglia – the Adriatic side of Italy – was the reason we were there. As I mentioned, the trip had been on the books since before the pandemic. We met up with the touring crowd in Bari and proceeded to make the rounds. Puglia isn’t like the other and somewhat better […]