Category: Europe
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Embracing “Fast Travel” in the Southern Hemisphere
Sometimes we like to kid ourselves that we’re slowing down but in 2025 we managed to visit 4 continents, 23 countries, and travel over 95,000 miles! That’s 30,000 more than last year and we even had more months at home. It feels like we’ve slowed down some but the numbers sometimes say differently. Join us…
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Munching Our Way Through the European Christmas Markets
We made it into Cologne without much trouble but decided we could visit Dusseldorf to meet some friends before our new travel companion arrived! She came on the train after her semester ended and together we visited the markets of Cologne, Luxembourg, and Basel, while eating plenty of delicious foods and of course, melted cheese!…
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A Trail of Castles and Christmas Markets
I had been watching so many YouTube videos of Christmas Markets over the years that I was so excited we managed to properly time our Europe visit this year! We begin in Berlin but it was more about visiting the city and get a timely refresher on World War II than it was about the…
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A Friendship Tour of Northern Europe
We were ready for some cooler weather as we arrived to the UK from Southern Africa. We were able to visit friends in London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen that we had met over the last two years, and it was so great to catch up and get to know them even better. It was nice to…
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Returning to Our Home Away From Home in the UK
After saying farewell to our family in Marrakesh, we boarded a flight to Manchester. It was only about a 3 hour flight but we landed during the end of Storm Amy, so it was a bit rough coming in and the safe landing received a round of applause. We were to spend nearly a week…
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Savoring the Spices of Morocco
Have you ever tried to book flights between African countries? There aren’t many that go directly between them with the exception of a few hubs such as South Africa, Kenya, or Ethiopia. The other option is to go through the Middle East or Europe. As we were headed to Morocco next, the best option of…
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Cruising the North Sea with New Friends
Hello again! It has been awhile, hasn’t it? Let’s recap a bit. In my last post we were in the mountains of Huaraz and did a little visit to the coast in Lima before it was time to head home. We left Peru at the end of April, and after just a few days I…
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A Year of Around the World Travel: By the Numbers
What a year! We visited 4 continents, explored 28 countries, and traveled a total of 64,000 miles in 11 months. It is hard to really put the entire experience into words, so instead the data nerd in me will lay it out by the Numbers. Hopefully my fellow nerds will enjoy it and maybe it’ll…
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A Farewell Food Tour Through Northern Europe
Upon leaving Turkiye, the plan was to go to my favorite comedian in the UK, and make our way to Amsterdam to catch our flight across the pond. Along the way we were lucky enough to catch up with a few good friends we met earlier in our journey. We also managed to eat our…
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Enjoying the Culinary and Historical Delights of Turkiye
After several long days of hiking through Cappadocia and along Pamukkale, not to mention a less than restful overnight bus adventure, it was time to relax for several days along the Mediterranean. We took a shorter bus to Fethiye (Fet-e-yay), and one last one to Izmir. We opted not to tour around much, and just…