Portugal sightseeing: the countryside and more beaches!

After a great five days in the Algarve, it was time to move onto the next phase of our Portugal sightseeing. We were headed to a couple great rural areas and then, after some time in Lisbon and other cities, we headed to some other beaches as well. So, let’s go! As we drove out of the Algarve the…

Croatia recap: What we loved (and didn’t love) during our three weeks of Croatia travel!

Even though these posts take us out of the flow of “real-time” a little bit, I really enjoy writing (and later reading) our country summary posts, so I today I am writing a recap about our Croatia travel! In case you are interested, here are links to our previous recaps – Brazil recap, Italy recap (we didn’t write…

Our long weekend in Oslo, Norway with Pooja!

Well well, we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus haven’t we? Sorry about going dark for a bit – we took a quick hop back to the US to attend a friend’s wedding and to see some additional friends and family, so I’ve been off the computer most of that time. But now I’m…

Visiting Bergen, Norway (and seeing fjords on the way!)

Man, writing the last post about all the hikes we did in Norway really was one of my favorites! Other than experiencing all the nature and beauty of Norway, the rest of our trip we spent in Norway’s two biggest cities – Bergen and Oslo. Today’s post is about the long weekend we spent in Bergen! Fjord-ing on…

Hiking in Norway: Our three favorites – Hardangerjøkulen, 4 Waterfalls and Trolltunga plus a Steindalsfossen bonus!

Yay, it’s time for Norway! After spending three weeks in Croatia, it was time for a totally different type of European experience. We picked Norway a bit on a whim, thinking it would be cool to see at least one part of Scandinavia, and because Damian has a bunch of Norwegian blood in him. We spent ten days in…