Did you know that between the beginning of November and the beginning of January there are at least twenty separate holiday events happening around the world? Clearly we humans like…
Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers
We recently were asked about our travel kit; the person was looking for holiday gift ideas. If you’ve been reading us for a bit, you know we have opinions; strong…
Art!: North America 2023, Part 5
This post is part of a series called North America – 2023 Our next stop on our grand tour was San Francisco, the city by etc… The agenda was deceptively…
Things That Keep Us Grounded
This week’s post is a quick interruption in the current series. We’ve been on the move so much that our writing time has been a struggle to find. There are…
Demise of the Airport Hotel
Last night we arrived at Frankfurt airport close to 11pm. I was comforted by knowing that our hotel was at the airport, the map made it look like just a…
Climbing Up On- Wait, That’s Not It: Dursley 2023, Part 6
This post is part of a series called Dursley 2023 When is a mound of dirt not a mound of dirt? When it’s actually a mound of chalk! Ok, not…
Out of U.S. Notarizing — A Lesson
One of the very few hassles we’ve had to deal with is that Lisa owned the condo her mother lived in back in California. We knew it was very likely…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
We’re just a little shy of two years since the creation of the-ramble and we’ll be rolling out a few additions to this website over the next few weeks. (Or,…
There and Back Again: UK 2023, Days 08-10
This post is part of a series called UK 2023 The last several days of our trip have a bit more flow to them than the day-to-day nature of the…
Could It Be Anybody?: UK 2023, Day 02
This post is part of a series called UK 2023 Long ago we recognized that we have very different travel experiences when we sojourn with others. It’s not exactly rocket…
