Before I go any further with this post, I want to emphasize that we feel that we are about the luckiest people on Earth. We are living our best life and no matter what the challenges, it's really all just part of the fun. So, when I tell you that we went to four different …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
BA: Week One
Steven filled you in on our arrival in Buenos Aires, but now we have been here for a whole week. We have learned important things, like where to buy groceries (not in the supermarket on Sunday, but the fruterias are open). Also today in Dia de las Madres here, so happy mother's day! We have …
Washington, D.C. Roundup
We spent a hectic month or so in Washington, D.C., but I was a bit lazy about blog writing. OK, I was a lot lazy. Some of you know that we are partially hunting for a place to alight should we ever decide to do so. We are happy to announce that we think it …
On the go (again)
I know we've been a little lax with the blog, but no sooner did we get settled in Washington, D.C., than we were packing again for a short side jaunt to NY. Yay! We do love New York. What's not to love? Anyway, we haven't done much in the way of exploring DC since our …
East London Calling
Here's Abi pretending to enjoy the company of her belle-mère and probably actually enjoying her dad. London sort of snuck up on us. We didn't do much planning because the plan was really just to spend time with Steven's daughter and (harshly) judge her partner. Since we didn't really consider London as a place, we …
It’s not goodbye, it’s see you next August (we hope)
On Saturday, we said goodbye to Seuss the cat (and Paris) again, but we didn't let a moment go to waste in those last few days, so I'm going to pretend we're still there and save London for the next installment. On Thursday, we took what we thought would be our last long stroll in …
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Greetings!
I say that not just because I love having you here, but because we have learned one incredibly valuable lesson that has made our travel easier and allows us to make small connections with other people: Learn how to say "Thank you" in the native tongue. "Hello" is great also, but thank goes a long …
The Final Weekend
We crammed a lot into a 12-day trip. We are both tired and happy. I forgot how exhausting tourist travel can be. Don't want to miss anything! Speaking of that, as I mentioned, Saturday, we were going to head to Sintra. I had read that the train leaves every 30 minutes. Hmmm, that turned out …
The Final Leg: Lisboa
Wow, this trip went fast! We arrived in Lisboa (Why do we call it Lisbon? A one-letter change just for the sake of it? Anyone know the real answer?) Thursday evening and hit the ground running. Our AirBnB host suggested a fado restaurant just a few blocks away, so we settled in and headed over …
Madrid in a Day and a Half
We had a very short stay in Madrid. We arrived in the late afternoon Tuesday and were gone by Thursday, but we packed in the fun. We had debated going on to Toledo from the train station, but decided we had had enough train for one day. Instead, we dropped our luggage, and decided on …
Doing It On The Road 