When I was in my twenties I backpacked through Europe for a  month, and Florence was one of the cities in which I spent a little time. [Very little.   When I was 25 I apparently had the energy of a 25-year-old, as I hit over a dozen cities in just 4 weeks, spending on … Continue reading Firenze and the Arrival of Auntie Leslie! →

I saw the film Under the Tuscan Sun a few years after it came out, and I thought it was utterly terrible.  Like, The Last Airbender bad.  The script, the acting (though I was a fan of Diane Lane at the time), the directing, everything.  Awful. Juliann told me that the book was worse, though I can’t … Continue reading Under the Tuscan…Never Mind →

Ahhh, Venice.  20 years had passed since I had last been there and I remembered it well.  We were looking forward to our visit after our two weeks in Cortona, me because I wanted to see if my memories had held up, and Juliann because she had never been. Braeden, well, he just wanted to … Continue reading Venice: Overcrowded, Expensive…and Incredible →

The last week of June and the first week of July we were in Barcelona.  Which means 12 months after we left the U.S. for our new nomadic lifestyle, we celebrated in one of the coolest cities in Spain. On July 2nd, 2017, we woke up, looked at each other, and said, “Holy shit, it’s … Continue reading Lessons from a Year on the Road, and Barcelona in our Hearts →

Download Your Free RTW Travel Checklist As I am writing this we’ve been on the road for almost 14 months.  For the first month or so, when we were in France, it felt like we were on vacation.  We went sightseeing.  We enjoyed way too much wine, pastry, cheese, and other delicious French yummies.  We … Continue reading Finding Balance in Sevilla: Hot as F**k but Worth It →

By the Numbers Every so often I’ll stop for a second and wonder how many countries we’ve visited.  Or flights we’ve taken.  Or miles we’ve traveled. So on this rainy day, as I sit at the kitchen table of our rented farmhouse in Sneem, County Kerry, I’m going to start this post with some fun … Continue reading Some Numbers from our 14 Months on the Road, or “Lisbon: How Many Custard Tarts Can You Smuggle Through Customs?” →

We meet a lot of people on the road.  In lines for museums, on the train, at the gym, at airport check-ins, in pubs, at the urinal. Ok, not that last one.  I’m pretty sure I’d pretend not to understand English if that happened.  Unless it was Ryan Gosling.  Then I might get chatty for … Continue reading Our RTW Travel FAQ, and a Visit to Dublin →