“What…the…hell…were…those…guys…thinking?” Each word I utter comes out in a puff as I slowly chug up the mountain we are climbing. Every bend in the road I groan in horror as I read a new grade sign. We are on the… (READ MORE)
There are cycling days when you really have to have a great sense of humor. This is one of those days. Kyle and I are cycling in 90 degree weather, soaked in our own sweat, plagued with biting flies and… (READ MORE)
An older woman approaches us outside a café in Fontainebleau, paying us a compliment in French. We think we know what she is saying, but in case she wants a response, we indicate with my poor French that we don’t… (READ MORE)
Germain and Bernadette, Lezinnes, France Arriving at our campsite along the Burgundy Canal, Kyle and I encounter a problem – the campsite manager only speaks French! For the most part, there are no issues communicating the basics such as cost,… (READ MORE)
Paris, The City of Love (or Light) – it reminds me of the time I bought white bathroom mats for my apartment bathroom, envisioning sparkling white snow in the winter and pristine white sand beaches in the summer. Instead, within… (READ MORE)
Michael, On the Way to Ghent, Belgium Rain and wind threaten to deter us from visiting Ghent, but indoor accommodation prices anywhere in the area on a Saturday night prompt us to make one last ditch effort to recruit our… (READ MORE)
We actually spent quite a bit of time in The Netherlands, encountering small towns, forests, sand dunes, beach, islands, ferries, resorts, etc. Here is the picture slideshow telling the rest of the story:
Graham, City of Rotterdam, The Netherlands After a somewhat awkward conversation with the waitstaff at a restaurant and bar not too far from Central Station (where we had stared blankly at a waitress speaking to us in Dutch before hesitantly… (READ MORE)
When I was young, my parents collected teenagers. Some were related, others friends of the related, and some were exchange students from all over the world including Japan, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia, attending high school in the United States. Most lived… (READ MORE)
We had a wet time of it getting to Bath, but once there, we had a delightful time wandering around the city and touring the Roman Baths. Here is the slideshow: