Category: Europe

Lucerne was our first real stop in Switzerland after our one night stop in Appenzell. It is a tourist destination and a real swiss city at the same time. It was clean, efficient, and...

The smallest canton in Switzerland by population is Appenzell. This is a place that hangs on to traditions. Cows are taken to the high meadows and back through town roads on a regular basis,...

This post is about Liechtenstein and my obsession with visiting the micro-countries (you’re next Andorra). We just stopped by on the way to Switzerland for lunch. It really is an interesting place. It’s eight...

We might get tired of alpine beauty by the end of this part of our trip but the Dolomiti are a unique blend of green alpine meadows, quaint little villages, and jagged peaks. This...

Milano was a weird contradiction and doesn’t feel very Italian to me. Why? It’s pretty modern, people are on-time and in a hurry a lot. They don’t have good coffee. Our guide said they...

We had to come back to Lago di Como since it’s just so dang pretty. Last time we stayed in Bellagio but this time we stayed in smaller Varenna which we preferred. Again we...

Florence/Firenze was originally a Roman fort (isn’t everything). It was originally named Florentia simply because of all the flowers in the hills. This evolved into Firenze, which is right at the edge of our...

I walked from Pienza to the nearby hill town of Monticchiello and back. It was a little less than 8 miles but it is truly uphill both ways 🙂 The pictures are a poor...

We were in Tuscany in October 2011 but we’ve really enjoyed it so much more this time. Being hobbits at heart, we love rolling farmland with comforting hills that welcome rather than forbid. Above...

We thought we wouldn’t like Venice but we both really enjoy just being here. It is so different with no cars, mopeds, or bikes on the roads and dozens of alleys and bridges to...