Jul 16 2026
After what seemed like an almost daily repetition of opening and closing our suitcases, TJ had found an AirBNB in lesser known central Portugal, that would fit our needs to relax and stay in one spot where we could start organizing our move to Europe. Southeast of Porto in the lower foothills of the central …
Jul 26 2026
Six years ago we met our dear Portuguese friend Helena, during a two weeks vacation in Portimão/ Praia da Rocha, in the Algarve. Ever since we have wanted to visit her in her hometown of Porto and check the city out for a potential retirement move there. After dropping the rental car off at Eindhoven …
Jul 24 2026
During our stay in Austria, Han got a message from his oldest brother, asking us to come and take care of things at his home, when he was getting a Heart procedure operation on May 21. Even though the operation in his case was considered non invasive, the anxiety levels nevertheless reigned high, especially since …
May 20 2026
Travel is almost never a perpetual highlight reel. There is a lot of mundane boredom, a lot of grueling effort in between the beautiful moments. Not that I can prove it in any way, but the word travel is said to come from the French word Travail, which simply means work. Every destination, an exhausting …
May 01 2026
Krakow – the historical Royal Capital City of Poland and our random choice to visit after a very intense week getting the JeepsforPeace trucks from Edinburgh to Ukraine, was partly the result of a need for relaxation while also discovering why Krakow is such a popular, historic city and is rapidly gaining a reputation in …
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