After leaving Germany (we’re going back there in a week!), Jessica and I went to visit two countries we’d never been to before, the Czech Republic and Austria, specifically spending time in Prague and Vienna. Both were amazing, though we only barely scratched the surface of what these two capital cities held. For better or worse, we spent quite a […]
Oohing and Aahing…in the Capitals of Central Europe
Horror and Fantasy…Bavarian Edition
Jessica and I spent the first week or so of September wandering the streets of Munich and then walking across the Bavarian countryside. One of the first things we learned about Germany is that they don’t mess around on the masking front–they take COVID pretty seriously. We thought people were pretty good about masking in Italy (though less so in […]
Bonus Blog: Huts, Rifugios, and other Alpine Hideouts
Jess and I have just settled into an apartment in Prague for the coming week and I need to write up our experiences in Munich and hiking around Bavaria, but I thought I’d take a minute to answer a question Nirshan asked about the “huts” in the Alps. It’s a good question, because there is quite a wide range. I’m […]
Big Mountains…Big Crowds
Hey folks! Sorry it’s been so long. We finished our trip in the Dolomites several days ago, but it took me a while to go through the 1500 or so photos I took, so…if you’re here for (way too many) photos of stunning mountain landscapes, you’re in the right place. But, let me back up a bit… We spent the […]