Travel

Day 282 – Spokane, WA – Driving across Washington State

  [Mile 130 to 335]    Washington is a very unusual state. Along the western coast the weather is extremely…

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Day 281 – North Bend, WA – Twin Peaks!

  [Mile zero to 130]    This is it! We officially left the nest and started on our US road…

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Day 275 – Our new pirate ship – The 2000 Rialta 22HD. Ready to go!

  We finally have a little home again. A little pirate ship to sail out into the world in a…

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Day 166-244 – the COVID Interlude – Escaping a pandemic and finding our bearings.

   After years of saving and planning, months of giving away all of our things, our cars and furniture, and…

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Day 161 – Granada, Spain – The last stronghold of Moorish Europe

   Granada sits in the south of Spain at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains at the confluence of…

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Day 155 – Seville, Spain – The orange blossom dream I wished would never end.

   Thin winding streets lined with orange trees, the smell of orange blossoms surrounding you, ancient tile-work facades on brightly…

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Day 155 – Seville, Spain – Andalusian cuisine: Eating tapas in Seville

   Andalusian cuisine Andalusian cuisine reflects the deep history and turmoil of the region. You can trace the region's traditional…

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Day 147 – Viareggio, Italy – Carnival in Viareggio

   When I stepped off the train, I liked Viareggio immediately. A charming seaside Italian city that reminded me of…

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Day 140 – Florence (Firenze), Italy – Tuscan food and the Italian Renaissance

   I didn't really warm up to Florence immediately. And like any place I have high expectations of, I started…

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Day 139 – Verona, Italy

   Verona wasn't on our itinerary but I've always been curious about this Italian city so we booked an overnight…

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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.)