Blog Archive

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Germany Through the Eyes of a 4-Year-Old
Dresden Reborn

Sep 2025

Sep 8, 2025

The Gnomes of Wroclaw

Aug 2025

Aug 31, 2025

Sketching Poznan

Aug 2025

Aug 26, 2025

Colorful Poznan

Aug 2025

Aug 23, 2025

In the Far South of the World
From the Mountains to the Sea
Oviedo: A Beautifully Livable City
On the Rocky Coast of Galicia
The End of the Road

Oct 2024

Oct 28, 2024

A City on Foot

Oct 2024

Oct 10, 2024

Eating and Drinking in Taiwan
Vibrant (and Vibrating) Taipei
A World Apart in Raja Ampat
Back to Asia and Back to Penang
A Stinking Hellhole, But in a Fun Way
The Best of the West
Circling the Southern Alps
Chilling in the Adrenaline Capital
Further Adventures in Fiordland
In the Land of the Fiords
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Lake Tekapo: Blue Waters and Starry Skies
Welcome to New Zealand!
Life in a Swiss Mountain Village
How France Has Changed in 22 Years
Autumn in Annecy, France

Nov 2022

Nov 25, 2022

What to See on Vancouver Island
Chasing Emily

Sep 2022

Sep 1, 2022

Wild Vancouver Island: Whales and Bears and Eagles
A Profusion of Flowers

Aug 2022

Aug 19, 2022

At the Far Edge of the United States
Mexico City: Everyone Seems to Love It, Except Us
Pure Relaxation in Puerto Escondido
Impressions of Barcelona
Melissa’s Thoughts on Leaving Burgundy
Our Life in an Old French Farmhouse
Housesitting in the French Countryside
The Stunning Oregon Coast: Part II
The Stunning Oregon Coast: Part I
Redwood Country

Jul 2021

Jul 28, 2021

Impressions of San Francisco
The Unique Summer Weather of the Northern Pacific Coast
What We’ve Been Doing During the Covid Pandemic
Disappointed and Very Grateful
Indigenous Culture and Pride in Otavalo
Livable Cuenca

Feb 2019

Feb 11, 2019

Chilling at Cotopaxi

Feb 2019

Feb 5, 2019

South of the Border, Down Ecuador Way
Eating in Colombia

Jan 2019

Jan 24, 2019

Jardin and Manizales

Jan 2019

Jan 21, 2019

Impressions of Colombia
From Colombia to Your Cup
Filandia: Colombia’s Most Colorful Town?
Christmas in Colombia

Dec 2018

Dec 26, 2018

Echoes of My Grandfather in Coffee Country
What a Difference a Day Makes: Bogota
Life on the Big Island,  Colombia’s Isla Grande
Tropical Torpor in Colombia
Riga, Latvia: The Good, the Bad, and the Pickled
Impressions of Tallinn

Aug 2018

Aug 12, 2018

Impressions of Estonia

Aug 2018

Aug 11, 2018

A Preschooler’s View of Switzerland
Renaissance Mantua

Jul 2018

Jul 22, 2018

Medieval Orvieto

Jul 2018

Jul 19, 2018

Answer Me These Questions Three
Personal Pilgrimages

Jun 2018

Jun 22, 2018

The Joys of Coming Back

Jun 2018

Jun 19, 2018

From 2017 to 2018: What We’re Up To
Valley Discoveries

Aug 2017

Aug 30, 2017

Around Lake Lucerne

Aug 2017

Aug 23, 2017

In the Bernese Oberland and Unterwalden
Schwyz and Uri: The Swiss Heartland
Our Best Housesit Yet
The Pageantry of Holy Week in Spain
Layers of History in Antequera
Beautiful Orange-Scented Seville
Battle of the Bands

Apr 2017

Apr 9, 2017

Returning to One of Our Favorite Places
“A Cold Country with a Hot Sun”
Mallorca Mountains

Mar 2017

Mar 25, 2017

Valldemossa: Saints, Sinners, and Sheep
Palma de Mallorca

Mar 2017

Mar 15, 2017

A Nonstop Fiesta

Dec 2016

Dec 22, 2016

Making a Preschooler Happy in Oaxaca
Ixtlan de Juarez

Dec 2016

Dec 20, 2016

Life in Oaxaca

Dec 2016

Dec 6, 2016

A Countryside Dotted With Ancestors
Houses That Reach for the Sky
A Ceremonial Send-Off in Tana Toraja
Bunaken Life

Sep 2016

Sep 13, 2016

Merdaka Day in Melaka
We Admit It, We’re Here for the Food
Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghost Distracters
Shophouses of Penang

Aug 2016

Aug 21, 2016

On Top of Penang Hill

Aug 2016

Aug 19, 2016

Art Around Every Corner
How Penang’s 1% Lived
Penang’s Clan Jetties
Festivities in Penang

Jul 2016

Jul 12, 2016