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Our stories are listed in alphabetical order below or you can click on the name of the country above.

Albania

Albania Road Trip: Tirana to Berat or Skyscrapers, a Pyramid, Castles & Albania’s Worse Road

Belize

Belize – When Iguanas Fall from Trees, Head South

Botswana & Zimbabwe

Botswana and Zimbabwe: Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Beautiful and Mysterious

Bulgaria: Back Roads, Monasteries and Junkyards

Bulgaria: Living in Sofia

Bulgaria: Plovdiv – Minarets and Roman Ruins

Bulgaria: UFO’s, Rustic Villages, and a Dragon’s Tail

Croatia 

Dubrovnik: Dragons and Castles

Cuba 

Havana, Cuba: Beautiful in neglect

Cienfuegos, Cuba – A Caribbean Time Capsule 

Czechia

Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador: Our First Stop

Galapagos – It’s Everything They Say It Is!

An Amazing Day in the Mindo Cloud Forest

Otavalo to Papallacta – The First Leg of our Avenue of the Volcanoes Drive

Ecuador: Artisans of the Andes

Otavalo: Parque Condor

Ecuador: Cotopaxi to the Quilotoa Loop

Onto Banos and Riobamba – The Last Leg of Our Avenue of Volcanoes Drive

El Barranco – Cuenca’s Most Interesting Neighborhood in Ecuador’s Renaissance City

Olon – A Beach Paradise – Head Here Before it’s too Late!

Vilcabamba: Fountain of Youth or Old Hippies, Horses & a Dog Parade

Estonia

Ethiopia 

Ethiopian Adventure Part 1 – Elephant Huts and Singing Wells

Omo Valley Part 2: Generation Poles and Dry Faucets

Omo Valley Part 3: Ancient Ways and Roadblocks

Omo Valley Part 4: Headrests and Visiting Stools

Omo Valley Part 5: The Devil’s Doorstep and Whipping Scars

Omo Valley Part 6 – The Arbore, Grasslands & Flamingos

Lalibela Part 1: A Twisting Tale of Time, Pilgrims and Shoe Guards

Lalibela Part 2: Holy Water and Thumbprints

Lalibela Part 3: Sacred Bees and Holy Beer

France

Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala – Snow Birds in Paradise

San Pedro la Laguna on Lake Atitlan – The Road Was Un-named

Italy 

Bergamo – Cathedrals, a Flat Tire and a Bell Tower

Christmas in Milan – A Monumental Cathedral, Cemetery and Horse

Lake Como – Natural Beauty, Swiss Olives and Pliny the Elder

The Road to Naples – Driving Through Basilicata & Campania: Searching for Family History

Naples – Historic, Gritty and Wonderful

Puglia: Alberobello – Trulli, Troglodytes and the Sea

Puglia – Alberobello Part 2: Lecce and Nardo – The Florence of the South

Ravenna and San Marino – Golden Tiles & Mountain Vistas

Reggio Emilia – Fine Food and Ancient Alleys

Driving South to Sicily: Part One – Herculaneum to Sorrento, or “They Have You by the Coglioni!”

 

South to Sicily: Part Two – Maratea to the Toe of the Boot

Sicily Part One: Taorima and Castiglione di Sicilia – Sunny Ancient Lands

 

Sicily Part 2: To Cefalu and Palermo – Wandering Through the Centuries

Verona – Courtesans, Hermits and Grappa

Vicenza – Grand Architecture, Parks & Waterscapes

Montenegro

Kotor Part 1 – Water and Mountains, Ancient and Enchanting

Kotor Part 2: Road Tripping Through Montenegro – Mountains, Icons, and the Sea

 

Kotor Part 3: Herceg Novi – Serenading the Ghosts

Kotor Part 4: The Ladder of Kotor, Camel Tracks and Pirates

Portugal

Coimbra – There was Sense of Arrival

Charmed by Alfama

Tram 28 – Exploring Alfama – Part I

Tram 28 – Part II: Chiado/Bairro Alto to Campo de Ourique

Tram 15: More Than Just Belem

MadeIra: Pirates, Wine & Flowers or Everywhere There’s a Miradouro!

Madeira: Sao Vicente, Porto Moniz & the Fanal Forest – Mountains, Waterfalls and Waves

Madeira: Pico Ruivo, Santana & Faial or Summits, Valleys and Stones

Portugal Road Trip – Along the Coast: Porto to Aveiro and Nazarene

Obidos: A Walled Village and Drive-Through Chapels

Porto Part 1:  A Cathedral a Day Keeps Lightning and Thunder Away

Porto Part II: High Church to Ancient Alleys

Porto – Part 3: Following a Gilded Path to Foz

Back Roads – Lisbon to Marvão

Back Roads – Marvão to Monsanto: Discovering the Portuguese Frontier

Back Roads – Castelo Branco – Jewel of the Portuguese Frontier

Castelo Branco to Castelo da Lousa – Driving Through the Serra da Estrela Mountains

Portugal Road Trip – Part 1: Searching for Templar Castles

Portugal Road Trip – Part 2: For the Love of Guardrails

Portugal Road Trip – Part 3: Everywhere a Miradouro – Into the Douro River Valley

Portugal Road Trip – Part 4: North to Amarante (They’re Obsessed), Guimares & Soajo

Portugal Road Trip – Part 5: Braga, Vila do Conde & Santa Maria de Feira

Portugal Road Trip Part 6: South Along Portugal’s Frontier Castles to Evora

Along the Algarve Coast – Lagos, Carvoeiro & the End of the World

San Marino

Ravenna and San Marino – Golden Tiles & Mountain Vistas

South Africa 

The Garden Route Part 1: Cape Town to Addo Elephant National Park

The Garden Route Part 2: Great Waves, Crocodiles and Ronnie’s

Cape Town Part 1: Vibrant, Complex & Beautiful

Cape Town Street Murals: Unexpected Treasures

Cape Town Part 3: Bree Street

Cape Town Part 4: Sea Point

Cape Town Part 5: Celebrating Bastille Day & A Whale of a Good Time

Spain

Cordoba & Granada – Location, Location, Location

Ronda Road Trip – The Pueblos Blancos or Blinded by the Light

Seville

Seville Part 1 – Living in the Centro Historico

Seville Part 2 – Walking Through History Under the Orange Trees

Seville Part 3 – Walk a Little then Café

Seville Part 4 – Convents, Cookies, and la Macarena

Seville Part 5 – Road trip to Olvera & Setenil de las Bodegas

Tahiti – French Polynesia

Road Trip Tahiti: Black Sand, Waterfalls and Sunsets or Enjoying a Week in Paradise

Turkey

Ayvalik, Turkey: A FISHING VILLAGE

Zimbabwe & Botswana

Botswana and Zimbabwe: Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls

Miscellaneous

365 Days on The Road – Our First Year as Nomads

Two Hundred Fifty-Three Days on the Road

One Hundred Days on the Road

A Month with Friends