If you know us, you are probably wondering why we suddenly bought an RV. "I thought you guys wanted to live on a sailboat full time. Did you change your mind?" Short answer: No! Long answer: Realistically, we are still several years from living our full-time sailing dream. We are planning to buy a boat … Continue reading We bought an RV! What were we thinking?!
I wish I could remember where we got the idea to go on a sailing adventure in the Greek islands. What I do know, from saved Hangouts and emails, is that I started looking seriously at a sailing trip with Intrepid in August of 2015. My original plan was to be on a boat in … Continue reading Sailing Greece – Santorini to Mykonos
When I originally started thinking about visiting Paris, I had spring in mind. Seeing the sights with mild temperatures, beautiful blooming gardens, and before the crowds of summer vacation sounded perfect. When I started looking at my vacation days from work however, the two weeks surrounding Christmas and New Year's Day jumped out as the … Continue reading Paris in December
For the last full day of our vacation, we booked a day trip to London with Golden Tours. The tour included roundtrip transportation on the Eurostar train and a fully guided tour of London. The description said we would visit St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London, witness the changing of the guard at … Continue reading First Trip to Europe, Day 11 – London
I know it has been ages (months) since my last entry about our trip to Europe. I haven't forgotten and I assure you I'm still planning to finish the trip blog. My feelings about our day trip to London weren't very positive, and I've had a hard time figuring out how to write about it. … Continue reading Just a Few Quick Updates
Our last full day in Paris fell on New Year's Day. Knowing it was a holiday and the Parisians aren't exactly our idea of early risers, we planned to be up and ready by 10am. All four of us were moving pretty slowly that morning, so I figure we headed downstairs closer to 10:30 or … Continue reading First Trip to Europe, Day 10 – New Year’s Day and Musee d’Orsay
Words don't do justice to Strasbourg, so this post is going to be very image heavy! We got up and finished packing our bags and checked out of the hotel pretty early that morning. We had to navigate the metro (lots of up and down stairs) with all our luggage to Gare de l'est in … Continue reading First Trip to Europe, Day 7 – Paris to Strasbourg
I took a break, but I'm back to writing about our trip! Day 6 was a Sunday and our all-day trip to Bruges, Belgium. We went to bed early the night before, and my alarm went off sometime around 5am that morning. We had to be downstairs before 6:30am for our tour guide to pick … Continue reading First Trip to Europe, Day 6 – Bruges, Belgium
Day five was supposed to be our second day for museums, but after a lot of walking the day before and 4 pairs of sore, tired feet, we opted to try a hop-on-hop-off bus tour instead of hoofing it around town. We used the hotel's computer to purchase our one day pass for Foxity's buses. … Continue reading Day 5 – Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus and Musee des Arts et Metiers
We originally set aside two full days for museums in Paris--the Friday and Saturday after Christmas. Most Paris museums close on either Monday or Tuesday, so make sure you check the museum websites before you set your itinerary. Friday and Saturday are probably more crowded days all year long, but it's what worked in our … Continue reading First Trip to Europe, Day 4 – Monet, Rodin, Napoleon, and The Louvre
I'd Rather Be Sailing 