After what will be nine nights in one place, we are flying to Amsterdam tomorrow out of Bilbao, Spain. We’ve learned a lot here. It has really been worth the stay. Those tiny specks on the beach are people. This country is vertical. But it’s prized for it’s outdoor trails and beaches as well as […]
Trips
Quinta do Vallado, Douro Valley, Portugal
Tom was entirely responsible for this one. “It will be great,” he said. “It is elegant,” he said. “It will be relaxing.” Oh wow was he right. (Screenshot that. You know why.) The rental car pickup from Porto turned out not to be from the airport as I last mentioned but from the business district. […]
This Week in Laundry – Lisbon, Portugal
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 […]
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. […]