The whole point of going to Madrid was for this music festival. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, and all of Cam’s favorite pop stars were there (Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Sam Smith). It was a slam dunk. Three nights of tunes with our friends from home was fantastic. It didn’t …
Party time! Madrid feels bigger than any city we have been to, and that includes Paris and London. The streets are longer and wider, the buildings taller. The parks are grander, the shops go deeper. Everything here is massive and yet, it felt comfortable. One three hour train ride with a class of 11 year …
Writing this, I(Graham) am in the seaside Portuguese village of Zambujeira do Mar. The town is an offbeat tourist hotspot for travelers attempting to complete the Fisherman’s Trail, a two week walk along the coast from Lagos to Porto Covo. We are doing four portions (three now) of the walk. Turns out carrying all of …
New country, new friends, new us! Barcelona is quite the vibe. After the disastrously disasterous travel day, we finally made it into Barcelona after a one train three hour journey took five trains and eight hours. We settled into our hotel, and to Ty’s delight, we were steps away form a highly rated gelato shop. …
It’s a good idea when you book train tickets to book them on the right day. A frazzled Graham in March didn’t do that, and four months later it turned into a mess. I suppose its a good sign that Cam trusts me this much to not double check the booking dates. But when you …
French Food… Where do I begin? French food is viewed as the the pinnacle cuisine. Some of the best chefs in the world are trained in the French cuisine because the techniques and skills are admired all over the world. Even the Michelin guide favors French cuisine. Le Cordon Bleu is a French Culinary school …
All we wanted was to relax, and that’s what this easy Mediterranean city has to offer. It was perfect. One easy train ride, and an easier walk to the hotel later, and we were in the enchanting city of Montpellier. Here, the twisted corridors of the old town are separated by an ancient wall from …
This city is beautiful. Two rivers gracefully carving though colorful apartment filled hills give the best cityscapes. Out time here was colorful as well. Many ups and downs. We arrived mid afternoon after a long two train, three hour layover journey from Pontorson. Immediately we were graced with heat and humidity. We were clearly in …
I don’t think anyone has seen a cooler anything than this place. It’s literally a castle on an island. Another 6:00AM train later, and we arrived to the small town of Ponterson, home base on a same day day trip to Mont St Michel. We dropped our bags off at the hotel, then took the …
War is real. Real bad. And the effects were ever present throughout Bayeux [By-you]. We took the 6:00AM train from Paris to this northern city. The air was salty and warm, and the smell was pleasant. We came here for Ty, as he has taken a recent interest in WWII. Bayuex was square in the …