What’s So Special About Alsace, France? Your trip to France isn’t complete until you’ve visited the beautiful Alsace region. Driving along the 170 km Route des Vins (wine route) for at least a short stretch, say between Kaysersberg and Ribeauville, […]
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Best Driving Tips for the German Autobahn
Driving on the Autobahn – It’s Not All High Speed Thrills Car geeks and speed freaks aside, Germany’s autobahns are world famous. The first stretch was laid down between Cologne (Köln) and Bonn in the late 1920s, and by 1938 nearly […]
Mauritius Through The Windshield
Finding the Best Mauritius Points of Interest Where is Mauritius? Mauritius is a tropical island paradise in the Indian Ocean. Diving, sail-boarding, snorkeling, sailing, hiking, mountain biking, rum, sugar, and spice; Mauritius has so much to see and do, a […]
Singers In Armenia – An Impromptu Concert
Armenian Choir Singing in Geghard Monastery One of the reasons we love taking a road trip and self driving on vacation is that it gives us so much flexibility. When we drove up to the UNESCO Heritage Listed Geghard Monastery […]
Foodies On The Road – Traditional Mauritian Chicken Curry
Cooking Lesson in Mauritius The food in Mauritius is very Indian based, with curries and dhal and rice. We love to learn all about the local food and take home at least one traditional recipe from our travels. We’ll often […]
A Weekend in Tbilisi
Take Me To Tbilisi! Why Tbilisi? We had come to Georgia for a one week road trip without any real expectations. Georgia had gone through some rough times with Russia not too long ago, but everything we read said it […]
How To Find the Snow Monkeys In Japan
A Day At Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park Somehow, the snow monkeys of Japan have claimed global stardom. True, there have been some fascinating National Geographic and BBC features documenting the life and times of these beautiful golden creatures. You can find […]
Food Truck Roundup – In Our Backyard
New Youtube Series – In Our Backyard You know how it is for most of us travelers. We get so caught up in traveling, finding that next great destination, revisiting past favorites, meeting up with friends and family in new […]
We’re Trying Something New This Week
“They had ridden past the end of the world; somehow that changed everything.” ~ George R. R. Martin We’ve been playing around with the video options on our camera and finally got around to shooting an “About Us” video. I […]
Finding the Quirky Side of Paris
The Magical Musée des Arts Forains Ah Paris! If there is any one city in the world that calls us back over and over again it is the City of Light. Paris changes as quickly as a model changes outfits […]
Top 10 Things To Do In Bucharest
A Weekend in Bucharest Bucharest was just another whistle stop on our grand Eastern Europe Train journey, or so I thought. All I really knew of the city was from recent history, Ceausescu’s center of power from which he systematically controlled […]
Five Appetizers From Around the World That Will Melt In Your Mouth
For us, travel must include sampling the local foods, getting a taste of the region so to speak. Once we’ve found something we like, it’s time to dissect and analyze. Is this tasty morsel something we can recreate ourselves? For […]