Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
Our Dalmatian Coast Tour Continues – Ston & Korčula After spending a few great days in and around Split we loaded up the car and pointed south, singing “On the Road Again” (as we often do when driving to a new place). Our destination was Korčula, one of Croatia’s islands. Most travelers from Split take Read More …
Krka National Park We have definitely developed a strong affinity for waterfalls on this trip. Coming from Houston, we do not encounter many waterfalls (or even hills for that matter) in our daily lives, so we more fully appreciate these beauties of nature when we find them. So, naturally, while we were in Split we Read More …
The Beautiful Dalmatian Coast Our original European road trip itinerary had us spending a couple of weeks in Croatia before heading east to Romania through Bosnia and Serbia. However, after our first week or so in Croatia we loved it so much that we decided to revise our plan and spend a few more weeks Read More …
Plitvice Lakes Plitvice Lakes National Park is a stunning, fairly-tale like setting where emerald blue water pools and then cascades down waterfalls to the next pool. The process repeats itself over and over, and each waterfall is unique; some are wide, some narrow, some high, and some low. Given the amazing beauty of this place Read More …
A Little Down Time in Istria Full time travel is rewarding but it can also be tiring. Between traveling from place to place, packing and unpacking, planning activities and itineraries, keeping up with schoolwork and blogging, travel can feel like a full-time job. After three and a half months on the road we were ready Read More …
Bye Bye Schengen Area, Hello Zagreb, Croatia! After nearly three months of road tripping through Schengen Area member countries we were approaching the 90-day limit for visitors so we had to make our exit from the area. Traveling within the Schengen Area was great because we didn’t have to stop at border crossings, but the Read More …
On to Hungary! After a great stay in the Polish cities of Warsaw and Krakow, it was time to keep moving south to Budapest, Hungary. For our route we had the option of driving on freeways through Bratislava or navigating through the middle of Slovakia over the Carpathian Mountains. We opted for the ‘high road’ Read More …
The Royal Capital City of Krakow The ancient capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, Krakow, was our second stop in the country. The settlement of Krakow started in the stone ages and over the centuries Cracovians have created a city rich with culture and history. Krakow Old Town Krakow’s Old Town is a UNESCO Read More …
Poland Here We Come! Following our visit to the Baltic States we continued our southward journey to the capital city of Warsaw, Poland. Guidebooks had warned of tiny back roads and heavy truck traffic along the route from Vilnius to Warsaw but we found the roads to be just fine except for an unexpected road Read More …
Vilnius Our stop in Vilnius, Lithuania marked our third and final visit to the capital cities in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Hill of Crosses Our first stop after crossing into Lithuania from Latvia was the Hill of Crosses, located about 200 km northeast of Vilnius. Crosses were first placed on the Read More …