Backyard Utah hikes
Basically in our backyard anyway. Just a short drive up the road from home is Butterfield Canyon. Hadn’t done any hiking over here before, but wanted to get out on a short hike to see these fall colors with Luna without making the nearly 1-hour drive over to and up Millcreek Canyon. This was Luna’s […]
Utah MTB: Wasatch Crest Trail
The Wasatch Crest Trail is a favorite far and wide. Definitely a local fav, but I’ve met people from all over the country and the world who have come to Utah to ride MTB and the Crest Trail. It’s epic! Such a good ride with gorgeous views from top to bottom and it’s been one […]
Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Bryce Canyon
Nina’s friend came to visit us from Thailand for a month and when we asked her what she wanted to see in the U.S.A., she said Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, and Bryce Canyon. So we made some plans to do a road trip down to Arizon. AZ was absolutely sizzling hot! Pretty sure you could […]
Porsche Cayenne 958.2
After my new to me Audi Q7 got totaled last October, I went on the hunt again for another SUV. Didn’ know I would end up in a Porsche Cayenne yet. I loved the Audi, it was great! It was exactly what I wanted at that moment and I enjoyed it for the time I […]
Don’t visit Venice
“Venice, the city of love.” So they say. More like “City of Tourists.” The history of Venice is interesting enough, but overall, we really didn’t like Venice much at all! We wished we would have used that 36 hours up somewhere else on our trip instead of here. Sure, there were some pretty views (see […]
Rome in 72 Hours: exploring and eating our way through Italy.
Lifestyle of Rome We loved Rome! Such a fun, vibrant and delicious city to visit. The picture above is from the window of our suite at the Lifestyle Suites Rome which sits right on Piazza Navona. Lifestyle Suites was excellent. They made everything about our stay perfect. The suite was huge, comfortable, and really conveniently […]
Bonjour! Wandering Paris: Sight Seeing & Food
Just a day in Paris is all we needed! Well, two nights and one full day. Didn’t seem like much to do in Paris, we wanted to see The Louvre and The Eiffel Tower. We landed in Paris on Sunday evening and headed straight to our hotel. We had looked all over for hotels & […]
Viva Barcelona! Epic 4 days in Spain
Spain was our favorite! So many things to love about Spain. Food, people, culture, food, art, the transportation system, and, definitely the food! After our little backpack debacle in Amsterdam, we were happy to finally finish the first leg of our EuroTrip and land in Barcelona. We got in around 7 pm and hopped in […]
Off to Europe: First stop Amsterdam
Let’s stop in Amsterdam! We’ve been talking about a Europe vacation for years and we finally did it! We didn’t plan this one for very long, it was more or less last minute. Nina and I were talking one day in March while I was traveling on a business trip and she said, “I want […]
PNW: Beaches, hikes & bikes on the Oregon coast.
It’s been over a year since our last trip to Oregon (September 2022) and I never did make the time to share anything from our trip. We had a lot of fun and got some great photos, so I wanted to share some! Coos Bay is a quite little town on the coast of Oregon, […]