What to See in Mykonos, Greece — or as I call it, the place where I could live when we retire…
I have traveled lots of places. But, in Mykonos, something seemed so different here!? Maybe it was the white-washing buildings with bright blue color accents? Maybe it was the crystal, blue water? Maybe it was the weather? Whatever, I found a place I felt like I could retire to. DAY 5 - MYKONOS, GREECE: One ...
The Perfect Excursion When Visiting Izmir in Turkey – Travel to Kusadasi and the Ancient City of Ephesus
On Day 4 of our cruise after Croatia, and before our stop in Greece, we stopped in the port of Kusadasi. Located to the east of Greece along the eastern Mediterranean Sea is the port city of Kusadasi, Turkey. It is basically a beach resort area, but it is better known as the launching point ...
What to Do in Split, Croatia? Visit the Krka National Park
Day 2 of our cruise was to the port city of Split, Croatia. Okay, I will be honest. In the list of European countries on our wish list to visit in our three of so years in Germany, Croatia did not even make the D List. It is not that we had any negative thoughts ...
How to Travel to 2 Continents and 4 Countries by 1 Boat
2 continents (Europe & Asia) & 4 countries in one week!! When we learned that Amanda's mother Sheila was coming to visit us in Germany for the month of October, we planned a 7 day cruise to see several countries in one trip. This was our 3rd cruise (the others in the Caribbean and to ...
The Reasons Why to Take a Cruise or Not
Cruising! Once an activity I did when I was 16 in a car, has taken on such a different meaning as I have gotten older. Amanda & I had always heard people say great things about cruises they had been on and from their pictures, it looked like a great experience. But, for the longest ...
How to See A Lot of Medieval Castles in Germany? Take a Rhine River Cruise
I work for a very international company. We have either manufacturing or sales offices in most countries around the world. Our global headquarters are in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which is the reason my wife and I are in Germany for the next couple of years. Since there are a lot of foreign expats in our work ...
How to Obtain a German Drivers License? Study, Study, and Oh Yeah — Study!
Wo bin ich gewesen? Where have I been? That is a great question. When I started this blog, I either had downtime in an airport or hotel or was just starting the new job in Germany, so free time was a luxury.. With me now being 7 months into my new job and 9 ...
Come to Norway and See the Fjords to Be Truly Amazed
Here is a funny story. When we were booking our cruise to Iceland to Norway, we did not realize truly what a Fjord was, or that our first stop in Norway would be through one! If we had known before we did our research after we booked our cruise, we would have been super excited ...
Travel to Iceland & the Arctic Circle. Does the sun ever set?
The main reason we decided on this cruise itinerary for our 10th Anniversary was that we were going to a place that frankly none of our friends had ever been to before. A year ago, if someone would have asked me to create a list of the Top 20 places in the world to visit, ...
Travel to the Faroe Islands – a beautiful remote place to visit
When Amanda & I were looking for a trip to take for our 10 year wedding anniversary, we wanted to take an unique trip but wanted to save a truly exotic trip to say Asia for a later time. We found an awesome cruise itinerary that traveled to Iceland through the Arctic Circle to Norway. ...
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