The end of one journey, the start of another, and an announcement
On May 13, 2016, we left my mother-in-law’s place in Nova Scotia to embark on an epic road trip throughout Canada and the US. Just myself, Laura, a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire… and just about everything we owned. We drove all around Nova Scotia, west through New...
Destination: Barcelona – your ultimate guide to 10 of the city’s weirdest places
Barcelona ended up being one of my favorite cities across our epic European trip. Here are 10 of the reasons why. Erotica Museum Plenty of adults-only stuff here, and plenty of cultures are represented here getting busy. The highlight involves some of the earliest...
How we get to so many places when we travel
No matter how long you’re traveling, there comes a time when you want to take in a lot of places in a short amount of time. Here’s how to do it. Know yourself – and what interests you It’s perhaps the first rule in many things, and yet it still holds...
Where To Go Instead: 9 Famous Places and their Better Alternatives
Some well-known places are genuinely wonderful. Some just have a good marketing team. Here are nine lesser-known places to check out and have a better time for less money or hassle. Go on, admit it – part of the reason you might travel to a place is to say...
A tale of three car museums: the Lamborghini, the Ferrari, and the… Trabi?!
While traveling across Europe, we took in three distinctive styles of cars and the museum dedicated to them each. Two are worthy, but there’s a clear winner in this blogger’s opinion. Which one? Go on, guess. First, the Lamborghinis… Officially...
Destination: The Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets (Prague, Czech Republic)
Yep, you’re reading that right – hidden in Prague is the world’s largest collection of chamber pots. 2,000 pieces, 1,700 chamber pots, 120 toilets, and “other curiosities”. There are chamber pots made for Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln,...
Leave the kids at home: Europe’s top 10 offbeat attractions for adults only (NSFW-ish)
No kids? Great. They’re off traveling on their own? Even better. Presenting some of Europe’s best attractions for the 18-and-up crowd. Sex Machines Museum – Prague, Czech Republic / Czechia Let’s kick things off with one of the raunchier places...
15 Things I Wish I Knew About Italy Before Arriving
We spent three weeks in Italy enjoying some of the country’s offbeat sights. Here’s some things we learned along the way to help you enjoy your trip. Italian buses are weird. By Steve Morgan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Bologna has excellent bus...
Europe’s weird and kid-friendly destinations: ten of my favorites
During our epic trip across Europe, we got to hundreds of places. Time to highlight ten of my kid-friendly favorites. Yeah, I’m kind of a big kid at heart – and we took in a lot of fun places while taking in Europe. Lego museum (Muzeum Lega) – Prague,...
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