Irish lore and iconic customs permeate American history and are evident in our popular culture. Lucky Charms wouldn’t be lucky or charming without it’s leprechaun. Wearing green on March 17th saves you from getting a pinch. I’ve even used the cliche phrase “He’s got the gift of the gab . . .” in describing someone…
We brought almost everything we needed to outfit our European motorhome kitchen except for the kitchen sink. Aaron is a superb home chef and our early adventures as backpackers revealed our desire to be able to cook for ourselves. We’re rather not depend on restaurant food for every meal. It is entertaining to take a…
Albania is a small country that shares its Adriatic coastline with the more traveled countries of Greece and Montenegro. Although it is beginning to emerge as a more popular destination for a few Europeans, you may have not ever heard about Albania. If you have, you might know it as one of the last Eastern…
The point in our previous extended journey through the South Pacific and Asia when we decided it was time to go home was not when we contracted the parasite Giardia in Indonesia, nor when we had to wade down a river that was once a road in Thailand, or even the holy war that broke…
The most asked question we get is, “What’s your favorite place you’ve visited?” It’s impossible to answer as there is always a different reason for different “favorites”; however, if the question is asked with a criteria such as size and kinds of attractions, we can slim down the list. Enjoy our lists here from…
We started this adventure with a vision of our family backpacking around the world. Our vision became increasingly pragmatic once we looked at the actual costs of doing so with three people. As the old saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention”. We reinvented our vision of how we travel to better meet our…
