Through the wonders of the internet (specifically, The Listserv), I met a new friend who happens to be a teacher at a school in Hanoi. Thus, when we started planning our trip to Vietnam, I reached out to set up a visit and jumped at the chance to not only tour the scho...

It was no surprise to me when moving to Australia that folks would be very interested in and knowledgeable about political affairs in the United States. The interest is palpable. So much so that it sparks things like what I picture here, an ad for nail polish disguised...

A couple weeks ago we took our first trip out of Melbourne on the Great Ocean Road. We rented a campervan from Wicked Campers which is a pretty sweet set up with sleeping areas inside, kitchen and storage in back. We got lucky and the decor on our van was not horribly...

Alright folks - the blog you've been waiting for has arrived! The hubs and I made it to Melbourne on Tuesday morning. Nearly every waking moment has been spent thinking about housing, surfing the web for new available rentals, sending text messages and emails, running...

This may upset people and I have not been able to confirm the story through extensive (albeit 5 minutes of...) googling but here's another reason to love a dachshund.

While in Munich, we took my father-in-law on a tour of Weihenstephaner brewery and our charming tour gu...

We started off our first day in Venice with a Cicchetti and Wine Tour through Urban Adventures (book your own tour and save 10%). I had a hard time pronouncing cicchetti. It helped me to say "baby chick"-etti. Now, the hubs and I are so not tour people. We prefer free-...

​I'm on vacation right now; our first stop was through Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. I'll get to bragging about the beer and revelry another time but first, a story. As we were eating breakfast the first morning,  I saw a bunch of young children building a garden in...

I love to travel. I got my first taste of the international world when I was 11 and touring with the Children's Chorus of San Antonio in Italy. Since then, I've looked for all opportunities to see the world. I had the opportunity to study abroad in Spain and take advan...