#Vacation
Here & ThereLast Night in Montreal
On our final day in Montreal, after spending the morning at the botanical garden, we made our way to the port, which is where the science museum is.…
November 20, 2019 · 3 min read
Here & ThereA Sucker for Succulents
It feels like our vacation to Canada was only a month ago, when in reality it was four months ago. Today in Berlin, it's been non-stop raining all day, and…
September 9, 2019 · 2 min read
Here & ThereAlbany Tulip Festival
Every Spring, the city of Albany (which is the capital of New York, a fact many don't know) hosts a tulip festival). The week we touched down in the US…
September 3, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereTOILETPAPER at Galerie Blanc
While walking through Gay Village in Montreal, we came across an outdoor art gallery, which turned out to be Galerie Blanc. I knew nothing about it before we…
September 2, 2019 · 1 min read
Here & ThereGrimnitzsee Getaway
Two weekends ago, we celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. For the occasion, we wanted to take a small trip for an extended weekend, so we headed out to…
September 1, 2019 · 1 min read
Art & CultureLisbon: Azulejos I
It hasn't even been a year since we were in Portugal, but already I'm missing the country fiercely. The warm weather, the friendly people, the gorgeous…
February 24, 2015 · 2 min read
Here & There2014 Favorite Travel Memories
For us, 2014 was a year of (mostly) slower travel. We planned less than before, we were more flexible with what we saw (and not disappointed that we didn't see…
December 31, 2014 · 7 min read
Eat & DrinkNashville: The Wild Cow
While visiting my parents in Tennessee over Thanksgiving, we took a handful of day trips, one of which was to Nashville, and as the resident vegan, I was given…
December 18, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureLagos: Relaxing in the Algarve
After spending a couple weeks exploring the big cities of Lisbon and Porto, we wanted to have a relaxing few days on the coast, so we made our way down to…
October 14, 2014 · 5 min read
Art & CultureBraga: City of Churches
"Porto works, Braga prays, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money." ...so goes the saying in Portugal about these major cities... and first impressions…
October 13, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureBraga: City Center
During our week in the north of Portugal, we got a pretty good feel for Porto, and so once we saw most of what we were interested in there, I suggested we take…
October 12, 2014 · 6 min read
Art & CultureWarsaw: Old Town
When I first announced that I was spending my birthday in Warsaw this year, the reaction from a lot of people (including Polish friends) was that Warsaw is an…
August 19, 2014 · 3 min read