

Italian Riveria, Rome, Florence & Venice, Italy
The following day we took the train to Camogli to have some beach time and eat the famous focaccia col formaggio. Beaches in the riviera...


Italy - Family Style
According to my sister Carrie's Ancestry.com DNA results, we are 22% Western European. Mostly French and Italian. I should have...


One Month
One month in already and it simultaneously feels like it's been months since we were in Belgium and that we just got here. We have been...


San Sebastian, Pamplona & Barcelona, Spain
Sunset, San Sebastian Spain. Is not Mexico. Just for those of you who may have failed geography. Strangely, even knowing this, I...


Chamonix, Lyon, & Bordeaux, France...and Avignon
The train station, Chamonix CHAMONIX is a resort town like Truckee/Tahoe on a more massive scale with the peaks of the European Alps...


Amsterdam
Amsterdam - Sin City of the cultured world. The Vegas of Europe, but unlike Vegas, Amsterdam is rich in history, culture, architecture...


Brussels & Bruges, Belgium
Brussels Meandering cobblestoned streets, this is much more our pace. The architecture protected and honored in its original or near...


London
London. Fast paced and expensive. Like full-on sprint. We had running shoes on and had to keep to the geriatric lane. Construction of...


A Thought
About 6 years ago I decided I was going to turn 40 somewhere in the world besides Tahoe. Ultimately, my goal was to celebrate this...






















