The Next Prague (and the Next and the Next and the Next and the Next)
Frequent travelers like to seek out places that are more off the beaten path and less expensive than their well-known counterparts, places they can claim as their own well before their fellow...
View ArticleEastern Europe, Naturally
Trying to picture Eastern Europe before I ever saw it, I always envisioned lots of communist bloc housing. And also cabbage. And clouds. After having spent about six weeks there, I can report that...
View ArticleHay, Man
For the past few days, we’ve been driving through Northern Italy, where the scenery looks something like Under the Tuscan Sun meets The Sound of Music. Which is to say, it’s incredible. We’ve...
View ArticleWho Needs Rome, Venice and Tuscany?
When we decided to spend a week or so in Italy before crossing into France, we were nervous about battling the onslaught of tourists that converge on Italy during August. Many Europeans take off the...
View ArticleYou Have More Money Than I Do, but I Have Nachos…
When we waved a loving goodbye to Piedmont, Italy the other day and, once again, loaded our backpacks into the Peugeot and set off down the road, we were headed into unknown territory. Literally....
View ArticleProvence: Exactly as We Hoped it Would Be
Even people who have never been to Provence, France probably have a pretty good idea about what it looks like; images of the lovely region in Southeast France are everywhere at home. Nashville has a...
View ArticleHomeward Bound
After visiting 40 countries over a period of 366 days, we are leaving for the airport in a few minutes to board our final flight of the trip–one destined for Nashville, Tennessee. By the end of the...
View ArticleOne Year on Earth Goes On the Air!
After an article was recently published about us in The Tennessean, a morning radio show in Nashville (Mix 92.9) contacted us for an interview. The interview was broadcast on September 15, 2008 and...
View ArticleRe-entry
We’ve been back in the States for a little over two months now. As soon as we touched down in Nashville, we were caught up in a whirlwind of welcome-back parties, attempts to eat all of the favorite...
View ArticleOne Year on Earth in 365 Seconds
Eight months have passed since we returned home. In many ways, the trip seems like a dream. Without this website and the pictures hanging on our walls, it would be easy to convince ourselves that it...
View ArticleWe’re on the Road Again
We returned from our year on earth seven years ago this week, and now we’re back at it again–this time it’s three months around the world with two kids under five! Follow along with our...
View ArticleEastern Europe, Naturally
Trying to picture Eastern Europe before I ever saw it, I always envisioned lots of communist bloc housing. And also cabbage. And clouds. After having spent about six weeks there, I can report...
View ArticleHay, Man
For the past few days, we’ve been driving through Northern Italy, where the scenery looks something like Under the Tuscan Sun meets The Sound of Music. Which is to say, it’s incredible. We’ve...
View ArticleWho Needs Rome, Venice and Tuscany?
When we decided to spend a week or so in Italy before crossing into France, we were nervous about battling the onslaught of tourists that converge on Italy during August. Many Europeans take off the...
View ArticleYou Have More Money Than I Do, but I Have Nachos…
When we waved a loving goodbye to Piedmont, Italy the other day and, once again, loaded our backpacks into the Peugeot and set off down the road, we were headed into unknown territory. Literally....
View ArticleProvence: Exactly as We Hoped it Would Be
Even people who have never been to Provence, France probably have a pretty good idea about what it looks like; images of the lovely region in Southeast France are everywhere at home. Nashville has a...
View ArticleHomeward Bound
After visiting 40 countries over a period of 366 days, we are leaving for the airport in a few minutes to board our final flight of the trip–one destined for Nashville, Tennessee. By the end of the day...
View ArticleOne Year on Earth Goes On the Air!
After an article was recently published about us in The Tennessean, a morning radio show in Nashville (Mix 92.9) contacted us for an interview.  The interview was broadcast on September 15, 2008...
View ArticleRe-entry
We’ve been back in the States for a little over two months now. As soon as we touched down in Nashville, we were caught up in a whirlwind of welcome-back parties, attempts to eat all of the favorite...
View ArticleOne Year on Earth in 365 Seconds
Eight months have passed since we returned home. In many ways, the trip seems like a dream. Without this website and the pictures hanging on our walls, it would be easy to convince ourselves that it...
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