This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 11:30 AM Arrived in Florence from Naples. This is a late addition to the itinerary that Lisa came…

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 All joking aside, Pompeii is a magnificent place to spend serious time. On this visit, we went twice…

This post is part of a series called Italy – May 2022 In the Pacific Northwest of the United States where we used to live, people often refer to Mount…

I mean, on what other blog are you going to receive such useful (ha-HA!) advice? Yes, sometimes the titles are sweaty, but this is this week’s topic: the Serviço de…

We’ve nibbled around this subject here and there, but the story of our housing situation here in Braga has taken a turn and we just, like this moment, finished moving…

This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 Some couples have very simple commemorations, and others are elaborate. I don’t know what the mean number…

Let’s begin by getting the most likely snipe out of the way: nobody should have an expectation of being understood in their native tongue if they are not in a…

So. We’ve moved to a new country. We did it at the beginning of December specifically so we would meet our new home during the holidays. Heck, literally the first…

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 We’re changing up the flavor of the blog for this post, because the last several days…

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Story time. (Isn’t that literally the entire blog? Shaddup.) On our second trip to Paris we…