Author Archives: Brian
Apples and pumpkins!
We went to the apple orchard on Sunday with some friends. I was very excited to get some pictures of the boys with pumpkins. It just seemed like the standard thing to do in the fall with babies/kids. As usual it was nearly impossible to get them to both look at the camera. At the &hellip Continue reading
The Balkans: Overland Journey to Greece Part Two
9/4/07 – 9/6/07 Rolling into Albania, to us, was like entering a new world. Patch wooden bridges, sheep herders, people with baskets on their heads, and warm, friendly people welcomed us. Our fist stop on our whirl-wind Albania experience was Shkodra. Our mini-bus dropped us off on the edge of a giant, chaotic round-about where &hellip Continue reading
Home Away from Home
(8/1 – 8/31) Reading and learning about Dubrovnik is what inspired us to come to Croatia in the first place and now we are finally here at our “home sweet home†for the month of August. Our apartment is named “Apartment Leona†and is about a 10 min scooter ride from Old Town situated on &hellip Continue reading
KorÄulAWESOME!
(7/28 – 8/1) Each place is getting better and better as KorÄula is our favorite so far. The island seems to be a little more laid back (if that’s possible) and a little more cultural. Many say it’s like a mini Dubrovnik since the old town (Stari Grad) is a small walled city as well. &hellip Continue reading
College, Cars, and Contentment
On July 11, the Night Bus debacle ended early in the morning as it rolled into Oxford. Oxford is, of course, the higher education Mecca of the United Kingdom, but we fell in love with it because of many other reasons. After we got off the bus we stumbled around aimlessly looking for either an &hellip Continue reading
Why Newcastle?
On Saturday, July 7, we set out by ferry across the North Sea to Newcastle, UK. The ferry ride was long, but pleasant. We saw a couple of the oil rigs that make Norway such a rich country (think $12 for a cheap draught beer – Norway was expensive!). Upon arrival in Newcastle we had &hellip Continue reading
Update
Hi everyone. Unfortunately we can’t post much right now, but we wanted to let you all know that we are still alive! Because we have been on the move, we haven’t been able to find good connections. We will update this soon so stay tooned!!!
To the Bear Cave, Jacko!
(From 6/28) We spent last night in Galway at yet another hostel. The next morning we set out for Aillwee Cave in Burren. It was awesome! We saw stalactites and stalagmites that were thousands of years old. The Cave was found by a guy named Jacko. One day he and his dog were herding sheep &hellip Continue reading
Irish Beauty: A Drive Through Dingle
(from 6/27) After Killarney we headed to the “craggy†west coast on the scenic Slea Head drive on Dingle Peninsula. This was the best scenery we have seen in Ireland. The West Coasts population is only still 85% of what it was before the potato famine, but there are still a lot of sheep! This &hellip Continue reading