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Our Time at Kilmainham Jail
November 30, 2016 (Kilmainham, Ireland) A jail may seem like an an odd place to tour but I really enjoy Rick Steves’ guidebooks and one of the items on his list of things to do in Dublin is Kilmainh... Read More
By Land and Sea; By Train, Car and Ship We Go
November 6, 2016 Flying is a hassle. There is a lot of stress when you are checking in with baggage, making sure you aren’t over the weight limit or size, or number of bags. We are traveling wit... Read More
Autumn Hues in Switzerland (a Photo Tour With Video)
October 22, 2016 In Hawaii, we don’t really get to experience seasons and we don’t get to see leaves changing color and falling. In Zürich, Grant and I were delighted to see the beautiful hues of... Read More
Zürich Lit Up at Night (a Photo Tour)
October 1, 2016 The largest city in Switzerland has a different mood to it at night than touring it during the day. We will be posting a day tour in another post, but we thought we’d feature the o... Read More
Best Quiddler Hand Ever?
Sasha and I were playing Quiddler recently, and this epic hand came up late in the game. It also pushed Sasha past me in points and I was never able to recover (in points or composure). This is a game... Read More
Sunset Cruise on the Lake to Rapperswil and Back
September 25, 2016 (Zürich, Switzerland) On this brisk, cool day, Grant had the idea to take a sunset cruise across Lake Zürich; so we purchased our tickets at noon for that evening. Because the boa... Read More
Hammetschwand Lift Video
We put together a short video taken while descending the Hammetschwand Lift (tallest free-standing elevator in the world) in Switzerland. For more information on the lift and surrounding area, check o... Read More
Boutique Wine Tasting and Picnic
August 19, 2016 (Freienstein, Switzerland) How familiar are you with Swiss wine? Did you even know that the Swiss made wine? I never really thought about it, but after seeing wine made nearly everywhe... Read More