Food, Wine and Art From Umbria and Tuscany, Italy
After regrouping in Rome for a couple days after our trip south to Pompeii, we rented a car to road trip through central Italy for the final week of our travels. We were told by our hosts that doing a loop through the region of Umbria, a few hours North-East of Rome, then continuing North-West…
A Short Trip to Pompeii and Napoli/Naples – Archeological Ruins and The Home Of Pizza
Everyone has heard of Pompeii and knows the story of Mount Vesuvius and the relatively instant burying of the city during the volcano’s AD 79 eruption. Over 1,000 bodies were found by modern archeologists, buried by ash in the city, which have been preserved in plaster casts as seen in the picture above. These are…
Our Roman Holiday: Seeing Rome’s Historical Sites Between The Inevitable Pizza, Pasta, Pastry and Gelato Obligations
The whole time we were traveling I was so excited to eventually end up in Italy because I love Italian food!!! Once we landed in Rome, the first thing I did was ask our amazing hosts, Tracy and Jeff, to point us in the direction of some tasty Italian food. Within a half hour of…
Back to Lisbon for Some Toodling in Sintra and One Last Night on The Town Portuguese Style
Me looking over our pancake feast before Alena and I hopped back on a train to visit the real life fairy land of Sintra. A great tip from a fellow traveler prompted us to visit Sintra and led us to Magik Green Sintra Rent-a-Scooter. We originally had written off Sintra as a tourist trap, but…
Drinking Some Sweet Wines in Portugal – Porto and Douro Valley
Porto was one of the places I was most excited to visit when planning our trip and I’m happy to report it lived up to my expectations! It ended up as one of my favorite places we visited and a region I would love to return to soon. The food and wine tasting in Porto…
Photos and Fun (and as always food) from Lisbon, Portugal
We spent about a week in Lisbon exploring the city and its hills, churches, beaches, azulejos and delicious foods. Knowing zero Portuguese and very little about the city we managed to see quite a bit and found some amazing experiences to share. (This is the view from the top of the Monastery of Sao Vicente…
Some Observations and Tips from Lisbon – Guest Post
By Alena L. Nelson 1. The Portuguese people, at least Lisbon’s residents, are not afraid of painting buildings pink. The shade of pink we usually reserve for Easter, bridesmaids dresses or MAC’s spring line of lipsticks is splashed across buildings city wide. The kind of bright colors that would make any Home Owners Association in…
Exploring Paris by Foot and by Food
I write this post while sitting in a wine bar in Bordeaux, France. Two amazing glasses of Medoc red wine in front of me waiting to be tasted, and as these posts take a while to put together I’m sure a few other wines will pass over my table as well. Alena and I have…
Our Holiday in Holland – Photos from Amsterdam and Kampen
Our next destination after Ghana was the Netherlands. The actual trip from Accra to Amsterdam was unforgettable, both for the good and the bad, but I will save that for another post. We were both excited to finally arrive in Amsterdam and enjoy some city time. We were able to see many of the top…
Akwaba Obruni: Photos from Accra and Cape Coast Areas
Our first day in Ghana we went to the University of Ghana in Legon, Accra. Alena studied there for a semester in college about 6 years ago. We even went back to her old dorm and ate a snack at one of her favorite campus spots. After walking around campus in the blazing sun, we…
Dubai Photo Journey – Visit UAE
Heading out on our 4 month trip, we started our adventure with cocktails at SFO airport before our long flight to Dubai. We had a few days in Dubai before setting off to our adventures in Ghana. Dubai was an odd place as I detail in my “Thoughts on Dubai” post, here are just the…