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Day 748 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – The end of the Camino.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain was believed to house the remains of St. John the apostle…

3 years ago

Day 731 – Porto, Portugal – There’s no place like Porto

Porto. I've been here before. The once familiar caress of an old lover. The ghostly remembrances of younger explorations. Embarrassingly…

3 years ago

Day 712 – I’ve been traveling now for 2 years.

  I've been continuously traveling now for 2 years. The coronavirus really threw us a curve but I think we…

3 years ago

Day 701 – Vienna, Austria – Beethoven, Marie Antoinette, and Rococo

I didn't know what to expect from Vienna. One of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise, paints a painfully romantic version…

3 years ago

Day 687 – Krakow, Poland

  I had no idea what to expect in Krakow. My polish food knowledge comes mostly from Chicago and I…

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Day 684 – Northern Ireland – Belfast and the Giant’s Causeway

  Understanding Northern Ireland is in many ways understanding Ireland. In fact, the existence of Northern Ireland is a story…

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Day 682 – Cork, Ireland – Kissing the Blarney Stone

  We only stayed in Cork for one full day and most of that time we spent in Blarney visiting…

3 years ago

Day 680 – Portmagee, Ireland – So close to Skellig Michael yet so far away

  When we first arrived in Ireland we were both excited to visit Skellig Michael, the island in the extreme…

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Day 675 – Killarney, Ireland – Gateway to the Ring of Kerry

  Killarney ended up being one of our favorite towns of the trip. A small town of under 15,000 people,…

3 years ago

Day 670 – Galway, Ireland – A fun college party town.

Galway is in many ways a traditional small Irish town but it's also a college party town. The national University…

3 years ago

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Where am I now?

Eugene, OR

(We’ve reached the end of our trip.  Time to settle down for a bit and recharge our batteries and our bank accounts.  It’s been a good run.  Eugene had the right kind of vibe we were looking for.  Good people.  A good size.  Affordable.  We’re going to give it a go here.  But we’re open to what comes.)

 

Next up:

Nowhere for the moment

(For the first time in three years we don’t have the next adventure planned out.  That’s going to be a strange reality to adjust to.)