Exploring the American Landscape
Beaches and more
After wading through thousands of words in my prior two posts about Munich and Innsbruck, a reader could be forgiven for believing that the main purpose of this European adventure is to visit German-speaking cities. But all that was just a lead-up to one of the two primary destinations of this trip: the eastern portion … Read more
Our stay in Innsbruck, Austria covered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and this year Saturday was Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption), a national holiday in Austria. We knew that some destinations might close for the holiday, and that we might encounter unusual crowds, but with a little maneuvering we made it work. After two enjoyable days in Munich … Read more
After an exceptionally busy spring, we were ready to slow the pace for the summer. At least that was the goal, and we started by experimenting with the calendar. No, we did not invent a time machine. Instead, we tried to find out whether… Third Time’s the Charm in the Outer Banks Since moving to … Read more
Based on feedback on the last post, the main thing readers are interested in is our two-block move. Which, of course, has the least interesting photos and the most detailed explanations, so strap in for some big blocks of text describing a pretty simple process that we’ve all suffered through. Local Relocation Why did we … Read more
While it may be an exaggeration to characterize trips lasting fewer than 48 hours as “road trips,” we rounded out our 2025 travel with two short road trips to the mountains. While brief, our third and fourth mountain getaways of the year took us back to places we visited earlier in the summer, but with … Read more