– Europe –

New Year’s in Klosters

I realize that New Year’s is quite a ways behind us, but the current warm weather and sunshine somehow reminded me of the sunshine we had while skiing in the mountains in Switzerland this past January with Karen and Daniel so I thought I would write a bit about that trip. It is always fun […]

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Lakes and Castles

It’s always fun taking a little trip down memory lane. Even though it was only a couple of months ago that Mom and Becky were here and we traveled with them and Trent & Sandra to Slovenia, it is still enjoyable looking back at the photos and remembering the beautiful scenery and funny moments. We […]

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The Illegal Immigrant

I never thought I’d ever become an illegal immigrant in my life, but here I am, quite literally getting shoved out Austria’s door 🙂 While in Austria, I received a phone call from the immigration police stating that I had overstayed my tourist visa and needed to leave the country immediately. I had misunderstood the […]

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A Bulgarian Road Trip

After about a week in Istanbul, my friend Eric and I made our way towards Bulgaria. The “easiest” way for us to get there was to book an 8 hour bus journey from Istanbul to Varna (which of course took 10 hours). It was actually a fairly pleasant ride since the bus had tv sets […]

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Daytrippin’ Part 2 – ÄŒeský Krumlov

It was another beautiful day in central Europe, so we decided to head to a small town in the Czech Republic that is just a 45 minute drive away from Linz. Kathy’s mom and brother were free as well so they came along for the day as well. Its always fun travelling with friends and […]

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Daytrippin’ Part 1 – Passau

For those who don’t know, Kathy has been dealing with some health issues so we decided to head back to Austria so she could get some consistent medical treatment. However, just because we are staying in one place for the time being, it doesn’t mean we can’t still travel a little bit. Linz, Austria is […]

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