A Day trip to Tallinn, Estonia
During our trip to Finland we took advantage of Estonia’s proximity to Helsinki and made a short day trip to the city of Tallinn. The cruise from Helsinki across the...
5 days exploring Helsinki, Finland
For baby A’s first international trip, we decided to get ambitious and visit a few of the Scandinavian and Baltic states. After the long haul from Portland to Helsinki (which...
Visiting the fairytale castles of Sintra
The hill resort town of Sintra is famed for its rich history, fairytale castles, and lush green gardens. During our stay in Lisbon, we took a short train ride out...
Lisbon: Top 7 guide for the city of 7 hills
Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese) was once the oldest city on the edges of the known western world, deriving its name from its time as the Roman trading post of Olisipo...
Wine tasting in Porto and Douro Valley
Porto is the second largest city in Portugal situated on the northern end of the Iberian nation, and this was the first stop on our weeklong tour of Portugal. The...
Excursion to Northern Ireland
Another day trip out of Dublin on our Ireland vacation – on this occasion we headed up the island and crossed the border into Northern Ireland to admire the rolling...
Day trip to the Cliffs of Moher
During our Irish holiday, we ventured on a day trip out of Dublin city and westwards across the Emerald Isle to see the majestic Cliffs of Moher. The Burren The...
Exploring Dublin and the Emerald Isle of Ireland
Here is a view into the week we spent criss-crossing all that the Irish Emerald Isle has to offer – from the churches, pubs, and lake filled mountains in and...
Highlights from Euro trips over the years
Some highlights of our favorite Europe trips over the years: Iceland: Solheinajokull Glacier hike Spain: Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Greece: Sunning in Santorini Italy: Rome’s Mighty Colosseum Belgium: The Atomium Turkey:...
Euro Trip 2014: Our summer jaunt through Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Munich & Zurich
In June 2014 we were both about to start new jobs and also prepping for our big move from Austin TX to Portland OR – so we took the downtime...
