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
Our next stop on our grand tour was San Francisco, the city by etc… The agenda was deceptively simple – we would spend a couple days in the city, highlighted…
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
When is a mound of dirt not a mound of dirt? When it’s actually a mound of chalk! Ok, not a great riddle, but hang with us. We took a…
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
The last several days of our trip have a bit more flow to them than the day-to-day nature of the first week or so, and so we’ll put a bow…
Could It Be Anybody?: UK 2023, Day 02
Long ago we recognized that we have very different travel experiences when we sojourn with others. It’s not exactly rocket science to figure out; if other people are involved in…
What Do I Do When My Love is Away?: UK 2023, Day 01
A long-awaited and anticipated trip finally came through for us as friends from our old life in the States came visiting for a long week in Northern England and Scotland….
