Let’s just say you’ve decided to go ahead and come over to Europe. First off, congratulations for making that fabulous decision, you won’t regret a thing, ‘promise. I’d like to take this opportunity to humbly suggest that while you are probably penciling in going to places like Italy, France, England, and Germany, that you could …
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The Stuttgart Beer Festival: Better Than Oktoberfest?
The calendar is on its tenth turn, I’m wearing a checked shirt, grasping a frothy stein of beer, standing on a bench singing – well, mumbling at a very high volume – the words to German folk songs in a tent with thousands of other revelers. Obviously, it’s Oktoberfest Munich time again. (insert record …
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Travelly Picture: The Cotswolds, England
So we moved to England last week. I guess I forgot to tell you about that, but yeah, we drove a car from Amsterdam all the way to England by way of the Chunnel. On our first night in England, we stayed in a pretty area called the Cotswolds, and here’s a picture I took of …
Mt. Charleston: One of Las Vegas’ Best Kept Secrets
When I touched down in Las Vegas for the first time, I was genuinely surprised to see mountains ringing the city. Now, I suppose I should have known that Sin City was circled by peaks, but it had just never occurred to me. I honestly thought Las Vegas was a sandy place with dunes a …
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You Could Always Go to Bologna, Italy
When we dream of going to Italy (and we all dream of going to Italy at some point), we don’t typically spend much too much time thinking about Bologna. Naah, it’s usually the ‘big three’ of Rome, Venice, and Florence that tend to star in our Italian fantasy films, with places like Cinque Terre , …
Travelly Picture: Beguinage in Bruges, Belgium
Everything you’ve heard about Bruges, Belgium is true: it’s historic, it’s pretty, and it’s overrun. It’s tough to escape the crowds in Bruges, but visiting the Beguinage (an old place where devout women used to live) gives you a fighting chance. Here’s a picture I took of it.
Here’s A Laundry List of Reasons to Love Ljubljana, Slovenia
It happened a few years ago. I was just sitting there, minding my own business, reading (thumbing) through the pages of my trusty European guide book. I stumbled across a place called Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana was described in cliché phrases such as a ‘cozy’ ‘cafe-centric’ ‘split by a romantic river’, ‘crowned by a stoic castle’, …
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Travelly Picture: Milford Sound, New Zealand
When we were in New Zealand a while back, we swung by that Milford Sound. It’s really pretty, and apparently the whole deal was created by glaciers! Anyway, here’s a picture of it:
A Few Ways to Eat (and Drink) Like a Local in Europe
Eating and drinking like a local in Europe is all the rage nowadays – well, pretty much anywhere I suppose – and it is a trend I can wholeheartedly support. The tacky tourist traps that line the historic quarters of Europe, shamelessly pilfering those who just want a halfway decent local meal and a …
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On Avoiding Crowds in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a world class capital city, but it is also a surprisingly small place compared to others of its ilk. In fact, if you’re on a bicycle, you can pretty much get anywhere in the city in around fifteen minutes. That’s one of the reasons I love living here so much, but this compact …