Work Hard. Travel Harder
We quit our jobs to see the world, but it’s not ALL fun and games… we actually got to work in Iceland! Before we left on the trip we were planning to go to several Scandinavian countries like Denmark, possibly Sweden and Norway. Seeing the Northern Lights? Yes Please! But Iceland was always in the […]
Renting a car in Scotland turned out of be one of the best decisions we made. Originally we were planning to hop around our various destinations by bus, but we quickly learned that our little car would actually be a better deal than the bus prices (even if gas was $9 a gallon), and we’d […]
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!” “Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here […]
Scotland’s capital is a magnificent city, filled with medieval buildings, narrow alleyways or closes, and a castle that is perched high on the rocks of an extinct volcano making it impossible to miss. We took the tram from the airport into the city, and as we looked up and saw the giant castle and the […]
Back again. Marissa and I were last in the city March 17, 2012 rockin’ all of our Irish flair and excited for the festivities. The day of course was St Patrick’s Day, where EVERYONE is Irish. The streets were packed; the place was humming with excitement. We loved the parade and thought it was one […]
It is gushing buckets of rain, and the winds are rocking our little Nissan car as Josh carefully drives on the left side of the two lane road, nearing what is considered the end of the Ring of Kerry and entering into the next rugged coastline where we are headed for the next leg of […]
Lagos After a great few days in Lisbon, we were off to a place that we were excited to check out. The Algarves are the southern most region of mainland Portugal on the Atlantic Ocean. The pictures that we had seen online were amazing so we could only imagine seeing the sights in person. […]
I knew little about Portugal before going, but what I did know was intriguing. I knew it had old roots, it had a history of conquests and was home to famous explorers like Vasco da Gama, making it a powerhouse of wealth. I also knew it had warm weather, incredibly picturesque beaches, fresh fish, port […]
After a great visit to Paris, I was excited to go to another area that I had previously been to with mixed results – the Loire Valley. Nate and I were there in 2006 as part of our European backpacking trip. We explored some amazing castles and had a little bit too much fun that […]
It is dusk and Josh and I sit down in an open green space of the Champ de Mars park on our spare rain jackets that have become our temporary picnic blanket. We get out a 6 Euro bottle of delicious red Bordeaux wine and set it between us. Taking a pull right from the […]
