Day 7: Torino (Turin)
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… When our night sleeping in the brick oven was over and the sun came up, it cooled off a little. What is the science behind that? Today was supposed to be our day to sleep in because our train […]
Read MoreDay 6: Venice
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… My brother warned us about visiting Venice in August. I tried to talk Aubree out of it but she said it was the whole reason she wanted to come to Italy, so we skipped the expensive breakfast and caught […]
Read MoreDay 5: Cinque Terre
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… I always look for a hotels with a free breakfast. Most of the time they don’t cost more and it saves money on food. Eat a good breakfast, snack throughout the day (jerky and trail mix from Costco works […]
Read MoreDay 4: Pisa
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… I woke up feeling normal, thank goodness my yuckiness from last night moved on. It sucks to be sick on vacation. Our original plan was to catch an early train north towards the Cinque Terre region but we had […]
Read MoreDay 3: Rome
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We still aren’t used to the time difference. We were awake in the night for several hours again but then fell back asleep and were dog-tired when it was time to get up. It was tough to get rolling […]
Read MoreDay 2: Rome
If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We both woke up at 3am and couldn’t sleep. I told her about a dream I had about a 2,000 year old love tragedy between a slave and the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat that is resolved by flashbacks […]
Read MoreDive in, hope for the best…
In 4 days Aubree and I are going to be dropped off in Rome. We have 12 days to find our way to Barcelona in order to catch our ride home. Here are the conditions we are traveling by: We will carry moderate sized backpacks with only the essentials. Other than the first couple of […]
Read MoreEurope 2009
In 2009, my 18 year old daughter, Aubree, and I took our backpacks and train passes to Europe. For two weeks we hiked and rode trains from Rome to Barcelona. Without advance reservations or a set itinerary, we drifted anywhere the wind carried us (which one night meant we were homeless and slept on a sidewalk in France).
Read MoreAfrican Wildlife Photographs 2008
It was tough choosing under 100 pictures from nearly 4,000 that Curtis and I took on our trip. Click the photo above to jump to an album with of a few of our favorites shots. In case you missed it….you can read more about the trip starting here.
Read MoreThe Big Swing
Curtis and I doing “The Big Swing” on Day 11.
Read MoreDay 14: South African Airlines
Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… Curti and I are at 40,000 feet over the Atlantic ocean right now, just over an hour way […]
Read MoreDay 13: Johannesburg
Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… We were up and ready to go early, as usual, but then were turned away for breakfast because […]
Read MoreDay 12: Johannesburg
Note: I have posted a small selection of the nearly 4,000 pictures we took on the trip. You can see them here. If you didn’t start reading on Day 1, you might want to start from the beginning… Today was education day. Curtis wasn’t so excited about touring a gold mine and then Soweto, but I […]
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