Plovdiv to Skopje – Traveling in Style
Getting from Plovdiv, Bulgaria to Skopje, Macedonia was not as easy as we thought it would be. There are no flights between the two cities. Taking the bus would have …
Plodding Around Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria was first founded around 6000 BC and is said to be the oldest city in Europe. First settled on one of the hill tops named Nebet Tepe, the …
The Barcelona Vacation that Wasn’t
We were supposed to have a 10 day vacation. Four of those days we planned to explore Barcelona, Spain. This was the first real vacation / work time off we …
The Stranded Passengers of Iberia Flight 2626
>> Update as of February 2023 at end of post! << This is not like my normal posts here. This is a story. And while many stories are non-fiction, or …
What I Did Last Summer
The summer is over and I haven’t written a single post. I took a break on purpose though. We have been so busy working I didn’t have much time. Our …
To Michigan via Canada
We have been adjusting back to life in the US. Everything is so loud, fast paced and we are bombarded with commercials constantly it seems. Everything is expensive, even basic …
The Long Road Home
The day eventually came when we decided to go back to the United States. We had been planning to go to back to Greece first, Athens, or maybe Thessaloniki, this time. …
Romanian Castle Tour
Our time in Romania was coming to an end and there were a few things we really wanted to see before we leave. We originally planned to rent a car …
Winter in Romania
It snowed off and on first week we were in Bucharest. Once the snow finally melted we had an ice storm. This basically trapped me in the apartment. I tried …