We overslept, so we rushed to meet friends at a nearby bakery for breakfast. Tole’s Backshop was near our hotel, and all of the food looked good, but […]
Germany – Day 3
We started the morning at Klein Backstube, a bakery near our hotel. We had a puddingbrezel and a cheese Börek. The puddingbrezel was really good, with a light […]
Germany – Day 2
The morning was slow. I was dealing with some jet lag, and it was a quiet Sunday morning in Berlin. Our walk from the subway to Neumanns Café […]
Germany – Day 1
We started the morning exhausted. We dropped our bags at the hotel and met our friends. The weather was wet, and it was cooler than in the United […]
Germany – Introduction
Germany wasn’t on my travel bucket list and was never a destination I’d daydreamed about. We decided to go simply because it was a convenient place to meet […]
Scotland – Conclusion
Scotland ended up being an almost 10-day road trip, and I thought it was an incredibly rewarding way to see it. The mix of cities, small towns, castles, […]
Scotland – Days 13-15: Glasgow
Unfortunately for me, Glasgow was a waste. I woke up on the 29th sick. Something was wrong with my stomach, and I was exhausted. I could barely keep […]
Scotland – Day 12: Aberfoyle, Stirling, and Glasgow
We rented bikes from Aberfoyle Bike Hire. I liked their hammer and sickle–style logo that swapped in a hammer and a bike chain. I’m always a softie for […]
Scotland – Day 11: Oban & Loch Lomond
We started our day with a tour of the Oban Distillery. When our guide met us, the first thing he did was look at my vest and say, […]
Scotland – Day 10: Mull, Staffa, and Iona
I was really excited about this day. When I was looking up things to do in Scotland, I happened upon a tour that would take me to three […]