Category: On the Road

July 3 – Adventures Happen Naturally on Trains

Our mode of transportation today was walk to Budapest central train station, grab the train to Vienna, change trains at Vienna’s Hauptbahnhof (main station) for a regional train to Liesing; and there get on the bus to Breitenfurt to get off at bus stop to finish our trip by foot (approx 2/3 mile) pulling our …

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July 2 – Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today

July 2 – Bus, Boat, Feet! However Mainly Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today Jumped on the bus, walked to Dock 10 to board boat trip down the Danube and sat back to enjoy. The boat was incredibly crowded but we finally found a lovely little breezy spot to cool off and relax. We …

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July 1 – Do I Dare Say, “Not Impressed” but Still Thankful to Travel

We went sightseeing on uncovered bus today. We are going to get suntans because it is a real scorcher outside. There are some beautiful buildings of old and new, sculptures, art work and an excellent selection of humans to watch. The tour bus guide and driver were not particularly friendly, but we hear it’s because …

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June 14 -15: Sad to leave Prague, but Happy to see Nikki

This morning we woke up SO sore. My calves felt like they had run a marathon. It was a rainy day, so we lazed around, I ate most of my noodles for breakfast, Han had the rest which he mixed with eggs. We planned on a chill kinda of day, no rushing, limited sightseeing aka …

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June 11 – 12: Heavenly First Two Days In Prague – An Architects Delight

June 11 – Leaving Berlin, we had one of the most non-stressful taxi rides to the train station. Simple solution, ask the driver to take it easy. If they don’t comply, no tip. Easy-Peasy! We left Berlin this morning to catch my first real train ride. Subways don’t count. We continually saw ever-changing scenes to keep …

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May 24th – My Virgin Flight to Europe

My European blogs will be somewhat different then the ones I wrote about in the states, since this is my first time visiting Europe, so most will be my impressions and suggestions for first time foreign travelers like myself. If you want frequent traveler observations check on Han’s site. Jet lag is real. For aging …

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Yee-hah, destination Florida!

May 7 – Yee-hah, destination Florida! No, I don’t want to move back, but yes I am looking forward to staying in one spot for a few weeks. On the way back we stopped over in Savannah to see my son Drew, had lunch with him, he gave me a lovely photo album for Mothers Day …

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Long Trips Spawn Ambitious Plans

May 6 – Woke up to a sunnier day but was definitely not ready to deal with the insane drivers in the West Virginia Mountains on I-64. They literally drive crazier in the mountains. Myself? I just let them go on by and avoid them at all cost. There are also a couple of long scary …

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West Virginia, Mountain Mama

May 5 – Han and I exchanged sleeping arrangements and I slept in the single bed and Han took the larger blow up mattress. We both slept so much better and are prepared to get back on the road. Mind you I did not say “ready”, as I could have stuck around with my bestie …

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May 4 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

May 4 – We took our sweet time get up and around this morning. Relished our leisurely cup of slow drip coffee by Amy, and she fixed a delicious vegan breakfast. We headed to Cleveland to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Amy drove and I was able to sit back and watch …

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