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A Weekend In Morella
Valencia is wonderful, but sometimes you want to get out of the city. Luckily, there are tons of easy day trips and rewarding weekend excursions within striking distance. Our list had grown quite long, and for many years, Morella had been lingering at the top, growing more and more frustrated as we chose to go…
Valencia’s Bioparc Revisited – Still Our Favorite Zoo
Despite not being huge “zoo” guys, we’ve written about the Bioparc in Valencia, Spain, on numerous occasions. Maybe we’re so drawn to it, because the park was inaugurated at the same time as our move to the city in 2008: almost to the exact date. After our initial visit, we were so impressed by the…
10 Fun Things We Did During Our Last Visit to Springfield, Ohio
We’re wrapping up our Springfield, Ohio series from last fall with 10 fun things we did on our last visit.
Valencia Rolls Out The Red Carpet – Goyas 2022
The Goyas are like the Oscars of Spain, and have historically been held in Madrid.
Yellow Springs, OH
Perhaps Yellow Springs has the wildly progressive bent that it does, because it’s home to Antioch College. Established in 1850, Antioch immediately made waves by admitting two Black girls.
Rochers de Naye by Cogwheel Train – A Swiss Mountain Journey
During a recent short stay in Lausanne, we scoured the surrounding area for cool train rides, and this cog railway popped up on our radar.
Frankfurt’s Flemings Hotel with a Paternoster
Built in the 1950s, the Flemings is one of the first high-rises of the city (though it pales in comparison to the height of modern skyscrapers)
Canterbury Cathedral
Originally founded in 597 AD by St. Augustine, Canterbury Cathedral has undergone many changes over the centuries.
Riding Two Gondolas to the Pilatus Summit
There are several ways you can reach the summit of Mount Pilatus, Lucerne’s home mountain, which sits 2,128 meters above sea level.
Ohio’s Cedar Bog Nature Preserve
Cedar Bog was an exciting find, because we knew absolutely nothing about it; we simply looked up nearby nature areas on the map
