August 3rd - September 19th, 2018 And the trip begins greetings from Chicago farmer's market in MN took the bus to Osceola, IA then the train visiting Carla and Nick in Ouray, CO We love this Amtrak Route!! had a tweet up in Seal Beach,…
We had just enjoyed our friends’ wedding in New London, NH, but where should we head next? Let’s see where we could take a direct flight; Durham, NC, was the winner and by chance Neil had a cousin who lives there too! Since this was…
We’ve been to Costa Rica a half dozen times now, but today’s story will be about our third trip in 2017. Some of our work and finances had dwindled and Costa Rica is a great place to weather that storm, and it just so happened…
We chose to visit Costa Rica in the Fall of 2017 in order to experience the rainy season. We had been there during other parts of the year but we’d heard that in some parts of the country the rainy season can be difficult to…
Our February began with Carnaval celebrations! If you’re Catholic then you’ve probably heard of the celebration that happens just before lent begins. New Orleans is known for their Mardi Gras Parades, but in Latin America it’s a little different and lasts for more than just…
This entry begins our new series of The Maria and Neil World Tour! We know how much all of you enjoy reading our entries so we apologize for the delay. Without further ado, the month of September! We had decided sometime around June that we…
Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Sunday, March 30, 2014 Ah Sunday, our last day to catch some sites. After another awesome breakfast, we left the apartment a little late to catch our bus to the…
Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Saturday, March 29, 2014 This was the first morning we spent in our Roman apartment. These accommodations included a kitchen and a stocked fridge for breakfast. We celebrated by making…
Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Friday, March 28, 2014 On the rails again... first from Arona back to Milan, then to the capital of Italy. First up, the Milan train station: a huge, beautiful, historic…
Previously posted as part of the Travel Pod Series "Furry Beard Hops the Pond" on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 And the alarm was going off early, again. We had to meet the apartment owner to get our deposit back, catch two Metro lines to the…