Amy: I once read that the key to longer term travel is to move slowly. You save money by limiting transport and get to know an area and the culture better. Up until safari, we were not moving slowly. We were on the go. This was basically due to wanting to get on safari before the... Continue Reading →
Jon: After our stay in Bavaria, we made our way back to Salzburg and on to Tanzania. After our first night near Arusha, we decided to venture into the city to find a safari tour operator. I noticed a group about to board one of the iconic safari trucks from our hotel and inquired about... Continue Reading →
Jon: After our magnificent time in Zell am See, it was bittersweet to depart. However, we were on a tight timeline for Austria and Bavarian Germany and had to move along. We were on our way to Schwangau to take in Neuschwanstien Castle. The drive took us along winding mountain roads that gave a good sense... Continue Reading →
Amy: Ah, Zell am See. You did not disappoint. We started the morning in Salzburg and headed out for our first drive on the Autobahn. Jon did an excellent job driving our little red Toyota Yaris (side note: I LOVED the small cars and efficient little RVs all over Europe. Jon and I want one of... Continue Reading →
Jon: Our final night in England was pretty restless. The folks above us were banging around until 2 in the morning, so our 4:45am cab pickup came all too early. We were greeted at the airport with some surprise check-in fees that soured our already questionable moods. We boarded the plane and braced for the next... Continue Reading →
Jon: After a nice, albeit short, time in Iceland we hopped further across the pond to England on the last day of September. Our arrival point was the Gatwick Airport, which is south of London and much smaller than Heathrow. It was a very quick cab ride to our accommodations at Melville Lodge Guesthouse in Horley,... Continue Reading →
Our time planning in Minnesota to our first stop in Iceland
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