Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
After exploring Chile and Argentina it was time to catch a flight westward across the Pacific to Auckland, New Zealand. When it came time to check into our flight at the Buenos Aires airport our plans were nearly derailed – at check in we were initially denied boarding. Even though we held onward tickets to Read More …
Our visit to Santiago got off to a bit of a rocky start when we were robbed within the first 30 minutes of our arrival in the city (you can read more about that here). As a result we spent most of our first two days in the city working to replace some of the Read More …
After a magical time in Venice it was time to bring our European road trip to a close because we had reached the end of our 170 day Renault Eurodrive lease contract. We had originally planned to return our car in Nice, France because it is the closest free return center to Italy. As our Read More …
We almost didn’t go to Venice because of the bad rap that it has gotten as being ruined by hordes of tourists. Annette first visited almost 20 years ago and even then the narrow walkways were so full of bodies they were difficult to navigate. Despite our reservations, we wanted to see the famous canals Read More …
After three days in Bitola we were ready to get on the road to our next destination. However, we weren’t sure if we’d be able to since it had snowed about 6″ and we had neglected to buy snow chains or tires. Technically we were required to have snow chains and contemplated buying some, but Read More …
Seeking the Oracle in Delphi On our fourth morning in Athens Wes logged into AirBnb and realized that we’d only booked four nights (instead of the five that we had thought) so we needed to check out in a couple of hours. Oops! This left us with the choice of finding another place to stay Read More …
Great Times in Greece After five months on the road we’re been eagerly anticipating our entry into Greece. Leaving Melnik Bulgaria, it was a short drive to the border where our crossing was quick and uneventful. Greece is part of the Schengen Area which was unfortunate for us because we were nearing the 90 day limit Read More …
Heading South in Bulgaria Following a short stay in Sofia it was time to keep moving south, as the Athens Marathon was just a few days away. Since we were running low on the number of days we were allowed to stay in the Schengen area (which Greece is a part of) we needed to Read More …
Is There Quiche in Niš? On to country number 16! Although we were only in Serbia for a couple of days, it was interesting to experience the culture in another of the former republics of Yugoslavia. Niš (pronounced “Nish”) is in the southern part of Serbia and was a convenient and interesting stopping place as we Read More …
After a full month in Croatia it was time to move on to the 15th country of our European road trip, Montenegro. Our first stop in the country was the city of Kotor, an ancient walled city on the tip of the bay with the same name. The drive from Dubrovnik to Kotor took about Read More …