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Coastal Getaway: Cape Palliser Seal Colony and Lighthouse

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It's rare these days that Filip and I have two days off together. In fact, these two days in March may be the last ones I can remember. We decided to get away from Wellington and go exploring in our new car. We drove north, then east, and then south again to the southernmost tip … Continue reading Coastal Getaway: Cape Palliser Seal Colony and Lighthouse

Daytrippin’ in Dresden

May 1, 2016November 30, 2016Leave a comment

Dresden for the day--It's always a good idea. The train from my town in the Czech Republic to the capital of Saxony is only a 2-hour journey, so sometimes I wonder why I don't make this trip more often. Previously, I'd only been for Dresden's famous Christmas market and, with all the distracting hand-painted nutcrackers, stollen, and chocolate-covered things, … Continue reading Daytrippin’ in Dresden

Tramping in the Krkonoše Mountains

March 19, 2016June 2, 20167 Comments

"Glacial corries contrast with bare-stone ridges, large alpine meadows with timber cottages down in the valleys, the murmur of waterfalls with the mysterious silence of peat bogs, while regal Mount Sněžka, queen of the peaks, lords it over her lofty realm. All this awaits you in the Krkonoše." [CzechTourism.com] After reading the passage above, how can … Continue reading Tramping in the Krkonoše Mountains

Escape to Český Krumlov

August 26, 2015December 20, 20155 Comments

For weeks, I'd been talking about the beach; for the first time in my life, I missed it. I grew up in sunny, coastal Jacksonville, where sea, sand and sweat practically pumped through my veins. On my first trip abroad, I went straight to the tropics. My body was comfortable with the uncomfortable effects of the … Continue reading Escape to Český Krumlov

From Sagrada Família to Montjüic

December 31, 2014February 14, 20151 Comment

             

Exploring Park Güell

December 30, 2014February 12, 20151 Comment

A Snapshot of Barcelona

December 29, 2014December 31, 2014Leave a comment

Whirlwind Tour of Paris

December 25, 2014December 31, 20142 Comments

Sisters in Prague

December 24, 2014June 27, 20152 Comments

Christmas Markets in Dresden

December 19, 2014December 31, 20142 Comments

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