A Beautiful Bit of Germany: Dresden, Bamberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
May 2020 Had a three day weekend, so I went to three beautiful cities. It began in Dresden. This is one of the most attractive cities …
More Germany: Bonn, Triberg, Wiesbaden, Mainz and Koblenz
March and May 2020 This post begins before Covid shut down travel and picks up right after. At school we had the opportunity to go …
Spending Time in Spain: Valencia and Barcelona
February 2020 From Cologne I flew to Valencia for two nights before three in Barcelona. Spain is one of my favorite countries. It has great …
Getting Around Germany, Again: Ulm, Frankfurt, Regensburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne
January – February 2020 The first weekend trip of 2020 was to a small city in Baden-Wurttemberg called Ulm. It has a large cathedral and …
Christmas in Maryland, New Year’s in New York, and a Stopover in Iceland
December and January 2020 It was really nice to be home for Christmas this year. I saw my brother Jake making breakfast on a cast …
Christmas Spirit in Stuttgart, Munich, and Austria
December 2019 It was really nice to have Mom and Chelsea come out to visit me the week before Christmas. It is a great time …
Tunisia and Malta: Northern Africa and Southern Europe
October-November 2019 This trip began in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. This is the 38th country that I have visited and can say with certainty …
Budapest, Baden-Baden, and a Bit More
October 2019 This post begins with Volksfest. It is pretty much the same thing as Octoberfest, but a bit smaller and in Stuttgart. It is …
Weekends in Europe: Switzerland, France, Germany
September 2019 The school year has begun and I am making the most of the final few warm weekends. I took a trip with some …
Wrapping up Summer 2019: California, Maryland, New York, Italy
August 2019 After a phenomenal month in Asia, I headed back to San Diego for a week to catch up with old friends and revisit …