The Middle Ages, the roughly thousand year period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century AD and the beginnings of the Renaissance in the early 16th Century, have fired the imagination of children growing up in the West for some time. It is the historical time of knights, castles, cathedrals, gargoyles,…
If you’ve been following our path since we made the decision to leave the United States, you’ll remember that one of our intentions was to start opening ourselves to the possibilities that each day could bring. The past 24 hours held just the kind of experiences that exemplify what “Open to the Possibilities” means to…
The name Cartagena stuck in my mind as being of historical significance, but the nature of its importance eluded me. Though not mentioned in our guidebook, we decided to follow the Spanish coast down from the small town of Denia to check it out. What we found more than rewarded our efforts. With a history…
As you may remember from our earliest posts, one of our first challenges on planning a trip of this magnitude, and especially on a continent as expensive as Europe can be, was that of how we were going to transport, shelter, and feed our family of three comfortably and affordably. We landed on the idea…
One of the amazing things about traveling in Europe is to see the remnants of past civilizations. Often the most prominent are those of Rome since its society was advanced and had the resources and manpower to erect mighty stone structures that have withstood thousands of years of use and entropy. Due to the reach…
There are so many aspects of culture that we take for granted. Who stops to wonder why our cities use billboards to advertise? or why our cars are named as they are? or why we expect schools to be free but not health care? One aspect of culture I have been wondering about and have…
The story of people in the Grand Canyon reaches back to prehistory. On our trip through the canyon, we would interrupt our leisurely drifting from time to time to visit sites used by early Native Americans, or more properly, ancient Puebloans, who established seasonal encampments on the eroded slopes of the canyon walls. These included…
We read that our next destination, the medieval city of Bruges in northern Belgium was known in years past for its textile industry, but that today it is best known as a place to find excellent beer and chocolate. While Aaron drooled at the shops with hundreds of amazing beers in the windows, Mali and…
In planning our visit to Iceland, one of the things I looked forward to was visiting a geothermal power plant, something I had been interested in for some time since the health of our planet hangs in the balance. As our world becomes increasingly enamored with electronic devices, we need a way to provide the…
Several friends have asked a bit about our everyday life on the road. What do we do to fill our time? What didn’t we know that we wished we had known? How have our habits changed and which therefore leads me to wonder how have we changed? Our lives have finely slowed down significantly, as…