Introduction: Scotland quickly impressed us, reminding us in many ways of New Zealand, another country that we love. It’s sparsely populated with more sheep than people; the landscapes are beautiful; the single carriageways lack shoulders and there’s the occasional one-lane …
Location: England Introduction: We found ourselves with an unscheduled return to England following our deportation from Finland. Without a plan, we decided to put our remaining hotel and credit card reward points to good use and mapped out a course …
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia Introduction: We’ve read a number of novels involving St. Petersburg (e.g., Anna Karenina) that left us longing to see this famous city. However, obtaining a Russian visa is a challenging and expensive process. In addition, relations …
Introduction: We felt a real connection with France and couldn’t get enough of their delicious food as you can see in our latest video.
Location: Switzerland Introduction: We planned to skip Switzerland on this trip. However, her natural beauty wowed us so much on our first visit that when we discovered a cheap flight to Geneva, we rationalized that we’d never been there before. …
Location: Helsinki, Finland Introduction: Yes, it’s true. We overstayed our welcome in mainland Europe and we’ve been deported. We made some incorrect assumptions about travel around the European countries. We won’t bore you with all of the details but there’s …
Location: London, England Introduction: Our original travel menu did not include England as we had the privilege of traveling there a few times before. However, several budget airlines use London as a hub making it inexpensive to visit from just …
Location: Vienna, Austria Introduction: We left the heat behind in Hungary to find much more comfortable temperatures in Austria. More than that, there was something chill about Vienna. It just had a very cool vibe to it. The city does …
Location: Budapest, Hungary Introduction: Ever since we arrived in Europe in early March, we’ve been waiting for it to warm up. We finally got our wish and then some in Budapest where the temps soared into the 90’s. On top …
Location: Rovinj, Plitvice Lakes, & Zagreb Croatia Introduction: The locals tell us that more and more Americans are visiting Croatia. After spending a week there, we can certainly see why. They have a beautiful Mediterranean coastline, amazing natural beauty in …