We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary: Fly from Boston to Dublin Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace **The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.** We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary: Fly from Boston to Dublin Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace **The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.** We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary: Fly from Boston to Dublin Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace **The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.** We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary: Fly from Boston to Dublin Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace **The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.** We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary: Fly from Boston to Dublin Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace **The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.**

We’ve officially set the first leg of EuroTrip 2013 Itinerary:

  • Fly from Boston to Dublin
  • Spend a few hours in Dublin before ferrying over to Holyhead, Wales
  • Disembark in Holyhead, meet up with my sis in Caernarforn, check into our hotel and tour Caernarfon Castle
  • The next day visit the transplanted Italian town of Portmeirion and then make our way to our hotel in the Snowdonia Region
  • Spend the next day hiking in Snowdonia National Park
  • Travel down to the town of Tenby in the  Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and do some hiking
  • Spend the day hiking/surfing/relaxing in and around Tenby and then take an evening train to London
  • Spend several days in London with my sister, exploring the city and taking some full and half-day trips to Cambridge, The Village of Rye, The Harry Potter Studios Tour, and Hatfield House & Palace

**The rest of the itinerary is still TBD…if we get the travel grant we applied for then our trip will be much more extensive…if not, we’ll probably just do the above itinerary and tack on a few days in Paris at the end.**

Jan. 16 2013
End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through} End of Summer Road Trip: Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks! {These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through}

End of Summer Road Trip:

Before all the fall craziness begins, Kyle and I (and Levi) have to make the loooong drive from Houston, TX to Providence, RI. We’ve decided to make a week-long vacation out of it and break the drive up into feasible portions. The total trip will be almost 2,400 miles in length…that’s 44 hours of driving time. I think we need to start looking for some new audiobooks!

{These pictures show the main places we’ll hit along the way…some will be overnight stops and others we’ll just pass through}

Aug. 7 2012
Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**} Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to: Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list) Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles) Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)** Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :) {**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**}

Kyle and I are in the planning (and saving) stages of our 4 week June/July 2013 EuroTrip and we’ve pretty much got our route figured out. As of now, we’re going to:

  • Fly RT to/from London and stay with my sister (who will be in grad school at King’s College) for 5 days or so
  • Visit Mont St. Michel/Normandy with my sister in tow (it’s on her bucket list)
  • Spend at least a day or two in Paris (more if time allows so that we can visit Giverny and Versailles)
  • Fly from Paris to Barcelona, the city we studied abroad (and fell in love) in, and spend about 6 days there and in Costa Brava
  • Take the overnight ferry from BCN to Genoa, Italy and make our way to Cinque Terre
  • Travel from Cinque Terre to Vals, Switzerland via train, stopping in the Italian/Swiss Lakes District along the way
  • Visit Kyle’s favorite piece of architecture: Peter Zumthor’s Baths in Vals
  • Hike in the Alps from bases in Lucerne and the Berner Oberland
  • Make our way to Berlin (via plane or train from Zurich) and spend several days staying with Kyle’s best friend Mikkel (who will also be in grad school)**
  • Fly back to London from Berlin to catch our flight home to the US

It’s a full trip, but do-able. The shortest time we’ll be in any one region is 2 days and we plan to spend 4-7 in most places. There are many more places we’d love to see (Provence, the Cote d’Azur, Rome, and Sardinia to name a few), but we had to exercise restraint in order to create a feasible 4 week route beginning and ending in London :)

{**This is the only portion of the trip subject to change. There’s still a chance Mikkel won’t be attending grad school in Berlin. If he doesn’t, we’ll cut out that portion and instead take the train from Basel, Switzerland to Strasbourg, France and spend a few days exploring the Rhine River Valley before making our way back to London via train.**}

Aug. 1 2012
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Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June. Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June. Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June. Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June. Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June.

Since we’re about to start our last year (well, 9 months) of living in Providence, Rhode Island, I decided to make my New England bucket list. We’ve seen a lot of the region already (Boston, Burlington, Conway, CT Wine Trail, Mystic, Salem, Newport, etc.), but these are the Top 5 new-to-me places I hope to get make it before next June.

Jul. 25 2012
Now we’re driving through “Wild & Beautiful” West Virginia

Now we’re driving through “Wild & Beautiful” West Virginia

May. 18 2012
Today: A conference to agree upon a treaty with the 6 Ohio Indian Nations was held in Carlisle in 1753 and the treaty was printed by Ben Franklin.

Today: A conference to agree upon a treaty with the 6 Ohio Indian Nations was held in Carlisle in 1753 and the treaty was printed by Ben Franklin.

May. 18 2012
Today: Plaque commemorating the Forbes Trail, carved out of the Pennsylvania wilderness in 1757

Today: Plaque commemorating the Forbes Trail, carved out of the Pennsylvania wilderness in 1757

May. 18 2012
Today: I took Levi on a morning walk around Carlisle and took a few pictures of interesting/historic things around town. This is the old Presbyterian church in downtown.

Today: I took Levi on a morning walk around Carlisle and took a few pictures of interesting/historic things around town. This is the old Presbyterian church in downtown.

May. 18 2012
Yesterday’s Recap: We spent last night in Carlisle, PA. The downtown/Main St. area was very quaint and reminded us of Greenville’s downtown—lots of little shops and restaurants in old historic buildings.

Yesterday’s Recap: We spent last night in Carlisle, PA. The downtown/Main St. area was very quaint and reminded us of Greenville’s downtown—lots of little shops and restaurants in old historic buildings.

May. 18 2012
Yesterday’s Recap: Bought a sampler of homemade jams, jellies, and butters…mmm!

Yesterday’s Recap: Bought a sampler of homemade jams, jellies, and butters…mmm!

May. 18 2012
The famous Amish Shoo Fly Pie

The famous Amish Shoo Fly Pie

May. 18 2012
Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA. Lots of neat Amish shops and goods for sale.

Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA. Lots of neat Amish shops and goods for sale.

May. 18 2012
Yesterday’s Recap: Starring contest, you and me…you win again, you always do…

Yesterday’s Recap: Starring contest, you and me…you win again, you always do…

May. 18 2012
Yesterday’s Recap: We found a sheep

Yesterday’s Recap: We found a sheep

May. 18 2012
Yesterday’s Recap: Levi resting in Amish Country

Yesterday’s Recap: Levi resting in Amish Country

May. 18 2012