Author: Laura
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Happy (slightly belated) Fathers’ Day!
Hi Dads! We are thinking about you. We also want you to know that we love you and that we wouldn’t want any other dads. You’re both fantastic people. We look forward to giving each of you a BIG hug next time we see you. For now, here’s a virtual hug: “hug”. Hope you enjoy…
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Romania: Bran Castle and the truth about Dracula
Images of fast moving clouds blackening the sky and a lightning bolt allowing me to see the silhouette of the castle  in front of me raced through my mind. Chris and I were about to visit Bran Castle, one of the magnificent castles of Romania. My imagination was going wild. I couldn’t help it. Dracula…
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Feeling homesick after 5.5 months of travel
For the first time in my life I have had people ask me where I’m from and when I say Canada they shrug their shoulders and say, “Where’s that?â€Â After 5.5 months I am officially homesick. Although some of my homesickness might be brought on by the fact that my entire body is aching, my…
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Laura wants to share lots of random photos with you
Currently Chris and I are in a hotel room in Diyarbakir in eastern Turkey. I thought I could post a bunch of random photos for you guys to enjoy. They cover all sorts of different things and times during our trip, including our Sahara trek, Italy, Morocco and Turkey. We plan on heading into Iran in…
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Photos from our two day Madrid adventure
On our second (and last) day in Madrid we decided to go on a tapas tour. Tapas are traditionally the little snacks you are served when you order a drink. They are called tapas because back in the day the small plate of snacks would be placed on top of the drink you ordered. On…
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Ceausescu’s communist country came to a crude end on December 25, 1989
I’m sitting on a comfy bed in our quaint hotel room in Brasov, Romania. Located within the old city walls, we can almost touch the house across from us. We took a four-hour train ride here yesterday from the Romanian capital, Bucharest. After our time in Madrid and Morocco, it was refreshing to see the…
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Moroccan ceramics, food, fashion, religion and most important, tips on how to use a squat toilet
During our 3-week adventure in Morocco, I noticed some interesting things that I thought I could share with you. Currently we are in Bucharest, Romania. We just arrived here yesterday after a one day layover in Milano, Italy and before that we spent a quick two days in Madrid. I will get some photos up…
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Observations of Morocco: El-Jadida, Essaouria and Marrakech
Editor’s Note: The photos on this blog are the work of each post other, unless noted otherwise. My lovely wife Laura shot all these ones. She deserves the mad props. Our introduction to Morocco went rather smooth considering we had spent the previous night lounging around the Milano airport unable to sleep. Stumbling up to…
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Pasta babies from the pace of life in Piacenza
I’m telling the truth when I say I’m leaving Italy with some “pasta babies†located on the thighs, hips, love handles and even one clinging around my mid-section. I’m relying on the heat and walking in Morocco to abort all the “pasta babiesâ€. I first started growing my pasta babies during our month visit in…
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Antalya Museum and our intro to CouchSurfing
At first Antalya looked like many of the larger cities in Turkey, row after row of off-white or peach apartment buildings all modelled after the same design. But once we started walking around, the beauty of the city was apparent. The city is located on the Mediterranean ocean. It’s natural fortifications resemble those of Dieppe in France. The…
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Lanciano, Laura’s old stomping grounds
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter.  Here in Lanciano, Easter is a pretty big deal with parades and marching bands going around the town nearly everyday since last Thursday. Chris captured some amazing shots of the Easter parade this past Thursday. We’ve been relaxing in Lanciano with my good friend Cristina (who I call “Cris)…
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Cappadocia is Turkey’s version of Canada’s badlands without the dinosaur bones
Here are some older photos from the landscape of central Turkey in the area known as Cappadocia. I’m also just finishing a post about Lanciano for you before I convince Chris and my girl friend to retire to the apartment to watch more of the “Sopranos”.