Leaving Lisbon
Today we left Lisbon. We quickly packed last night’s needs into our packs, stashed the skeleton key back into its lock box, and sleepily tripped down the steep, uneven stairs out into the streets...
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Gear Review: Mountain Mama Maternity Outdoor Apparel
We are honored to represent Mountain Mama, a small company in California owned by Teresa Delfin. An avid outdoor adventurer, Teresa founded Mountain Mama after her own frustrating experiences trying to find suitable active...
Vienna, Austria – Day 1
Last night we arrived in Vienna at about 7 pm. As we were standing in line for a Bankomat in the train station in Vienna, we literally bumped into our roommate from Prague. Derek...
Traveling to Vienna
Today we were going to tour around Prague some more, but we decided that we were just too tired. Instead, we went to the train station at about 10 and reserved a seat on...
Prague, Czech Republic
We arrived in Prague at about 7am after a not so restful night on the train. We took a quick snapshot on the platform with our Canadian friends, Mark and Carol, and waved goodbye....
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Today was a difficult day for both of us – we traveled to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp outside of Krakow. The sheer number of people visiting the camp surprised me. At first, the crowds...
A Tribute to my Grandfather – Felix Bauer
My grandfather died today. I arrived back at the hostel to receive the news via email from my father. I can’t go home to be with my family to morn his death. I mourned...
Farewell, Budapest
Is it already August? Today Jen and I packed our bags and headed for the train station. It is amazing how we feel like we know a city after using the public transportation for...
Budapest, Hungary
We are currently sitting outside at a table complete with candlelight and beer. We just finished our first meal of Hungarian goulash, and Jen loved it. We are exhausted from our day of sightseeing...
Budapest in the Evening
We arrived in Budapest just in time for the rain to come down on us during our walk to our Hostel. Not the greeting we were looking for, but a welcome temperature drop we...