Germany has a lot of similarities to Austria. After about a week in Germany, here are some of the things we’ve noticed. Germany is a financial powerhouse of Europe, despite spending a fortune to re-integrate East Germany since 1989. There are still considerable economic differences between the former East and West. Germany Continue Reading
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The Bonehouse of Hallstatt
The prettiest graveyard I’ve ever seen is located outside the Catholic church in the village of Hallstatt in the Salzkammergut lake region of Austria. This village of about one thousand people is sandwiched between the Hallstatter See (lake) and the steep hillsides that ring the lake. Sandwiched into this space Continue Reading
Impressions of Austria
The first country in Europe that we’re traveling through is Austria. Here are some things we find interesting about Austria. Because it’s our first foray into Europe, we can’t be sure whether these items are unique to Austria or more common throughout the continent. Among other things, Austriais famous for Continue Reading
Once more into the breach…
And so it is that we find ourselves embarking on an extended journey. After months of preparations, my wife and I are setting out to explore a new corner of the world. This time, it’s Europe. Although we were very happy to return from our last big trip in 2009 Continue Reading
Signoff
Looking back on our trip, some things seem surreal. Did we really do that? We’re already starting to forget some of the details of the things we experienced. We’re glad that we have many photos, a journal, and this blog to help us remember. People we meet ask us, “What Continue Reading
Travel Quotes
Here are some inspiring travel quotes. They weren’t written by us, but they’re impressive nonetheless: 1. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain 2. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine 3. “People travel to Continue Reading
Things we’ve learned while traveling
We’ve learned a lot while traveling. We have seen and experienced so much that it’s hard to process everything, but here are some of the things that we think that we will stick with us…. How to sleep in our clothes. How to ride an elephant. How to make Tibetan Continue Reading
Things we’re looking forward to when we return
Over the last ten months we’ve had some amazing experiences, but we’ve also missed many of the comforts of home. Here are the things we’re most looking forward to: Food – we’re craving a lot of foods that we haven’t had in a long time: breakfast cereal properly cooked toast Continue Reading
The American War in Vietnam
Vietnam became a colony in the 1880’s, when France took control by force. Like most of South East Asia it was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. After the war, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh, communists from the northern part of Vietnam who had resisted Continue Reading
Things you can do on a motor scooter
We’ve seen a lot of things done on a small motor scooter during on our travels. Here are some of them: Lean against it while trying to look cool for the opposite sex Make out with one’s boyfriend or girlfriend in the park while balancing on the kickstand Pull a Continue Reading