I believe that I (and many of you) are the at the perfect age for deeply loving Harry Potter. I read the first book when I was eleven and wistfully waited for my own letter to arrive, it never did but despite that I spent the next 8 years excitedly …
For this Traveling Tuesday I am going to talk about one of the most magical experiences of our trip, pun intended. Well ok I am not going to talk about the whole experience because it deserves multiple entries, for now I will just talk about our long and arduous path …
I don’t know if many of you know this, but I have an obsession with public libraries. Maybe obsession is a strong word, but I almost always try to seek out libraries and I am happy and calm whenever I am in a library. Currently I am sitting in the …
This week I will talk about a small but beautiful town. Gudvangen, Norway. We came here as part of “Norway in a Nutshell” which is one of the cheesiest names for one of the most awe inspiring activities. “Norway in a Nutshell was 3 trains, 1 bus, and one ferry …
Sarah and I have arrived at our home for three weeks and are getting settled in. It’s a little hotel called Landhotel Bierhäusle (http://www.bierhaeusle-feldberg.de/index_en.html) run by a family with two young children in a small town in the Black Forest called Falkau. Here’s a map to get you oriented: We …
We arrived in Bern after a short train ride from Gruyeres and were met at the train station by our host, Yimu. He walked us back to his place and a great 3 days commenced! He lives right in the middle of old town, the coolest and most touristy part …
Today Sarah and I decided that after our 9 hours of hiking yesterday (including breaks) we should take it easy. So we started the day with a 45 minute hike up to Furi, which is essentially a collection of restaurants at the first stop of the gondola between Zermatt and …