Day 119 – Cologne (Köln), Germany

   I have long had a fascination with this German city. Kölsch is my favorite beer and I have a…

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Day 119 – Cologne (Köln), Germany – Exploring traditional Kölsch cuisine in the brauhäuser (brewhouses) of Köln.

   I've been trying to get to Cologne for many years and I wasn't going to miss my chance to…

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Day 107 – Spotlight: the Canta LX (and other tiny cars of Amsterdam)

   I love tiny cars. A fact that becomes painfully obvious if you're ever tried to walk past one with…

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Day 107 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – You sexy minx.

   Amsterdam is a lot like Burning Man if everyone decided to put their clothes on. Everyone rides around on…

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Day 101 – Cappadocia, Turkey – Underground cities, fairy chimneys, and hot air balloons.

   After nearly 4 months of travel Cappadocia was the first place actually on my list of travel goals. It's…

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Day 91 – Next level street food and the truly amazing cuisine of Istanbul, Turkey. (part 4 of 4)

   Istanbul is the center of worlds, the relentless meeting of east and west, and the cuisine is no less…

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Day 91 – Visiting the mosques, palaces, and antiquity of Istanbul, Turkey. (part 3 of 4)

   Aside from the endless neighborhoods with their shops and food there are things to see in Istanbul. Big amazing…

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Day 91 – From Taksim Square to the Hagia Sophia: Walking Istanbul’s city center neighborhoods (part 2 of 4)

   Istanbul is enormous. It has over 15 million people. That's almost double the largest city in the United States.…

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Day 91 – Istanbul, Turkey – An introduction (part 1 of 4)

   It's New Year's Eve and I'm sitting around a makeshift table in a hidden little fourth story bar on…

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Day 90 – Day trip to Brașov and the Castles of Transylvania

   With time running short, we decided to book an experience off of AirBnb to see the central area of…

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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.)