Babenhausen, DE

On a cold but sunny, blue-skied day this past winter, wetook a drive to the town of Babenhausen. Babenhausen obtained city rights way back in the year 1295 –720 years ago this year – and […]

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How to Get Out of the Mud in Albanian Farmland

By Sean / May 4, 2014

Albania & Macedonia, Part Two When last we left our intrepid travelers they were stuck in the mud in the middle of Albanian farmland. I know you’ve all been biting your nails and wringing your […]

How to Get Stuck in the Mud in Albanian Farmland

By Sean / May 4, 2014

Albania & Macedonia, Part One I have sort of wanted to visit Albania ever since I saw the “Teachers Pet” episode of the TV show Cheers way back in 1985. You’ll see why after looking […]

Gelnhausen, DE

By Sean / April 20, 2014

While I was looking for some information about the Brothers Grimm for our visit to http://lyonsloco.blogspot.de/2014/02/the-brothers-grimm-childhood-home.html Steinau an der Straße, I came across a map that had several towns highlighted.  One of them was Gelnhausen, […]

Edinburgh, Scotland

By Patricia / March 26, 2014

I absolutely loved our 4-night stay in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.  We also made a day trip to Glasgow while we there. Although Scotland has a capital, it is not an independent country, even […]

The Real Madrid

By Patricia / February 28, 2014

Madrid, Spain I had 4 days off for the Presidents’ Day weekend in February and thought it might be nice to take that opportunity to visit Madrid. Sean booked an apartment that was pretty central.  […]

Florence, Italy

By Sean / February 15, 2014

For some reason, Florence had not been at the top of my list of places to visit in Italy.  It was on the list, but it just wasn’t at the top.  That changed after my […]

Bitburg, DE

By Sean / February 7, 2014

The last weekend in January we made an unexpected visit to the city of Bitburg. I say unexpected because we originally were supposed to go to Verdun, France for 2 days. I just need to […]

Marksburg Castle

By Patricia / February 6, 2014

Braubach, DE The weekend after we returned from Florence, we stayed somewhat local and visited Marksburg Castle.  It’s located in the town of Braubach, which is just over an hour away from us. The first […]

Sorry, We’re Closed

By Patricia / January 27, 2014

Lorsch & Maulbronn UNESCO Sites, DE After we visited Amiens, France a couple of weeks ago and realized that the cathedral there is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, I went on the UNESCO website to […]