From Tuscany, we headed due north to Switzerland to hike in the beloved Alps. Every European we met beforehand said the exact same thing, but in about 10 different accents -- "WHY you go there?? It's quieeet, it's borrrriiing." Coming from Spain, France, and Italy where everyone is out in the streets loudly enjoying life - yes, totally quiet. Boring, not a chance!! We hiked in the Jungfrau Region up on the Murren-Schilthorn trails (2970 m up!) and explored the ... continue reading...
Wine Tasting …….. in TUSCANY
This was definitely one of our favorite days. Minus the fact that I got sick at the end of it because a cappuccino and one croissant, plus the rest of Mand's was not what I consider a real breakfast! And we got in a car with an Italian. Mistake numero uno. He was an awesome tour guide, but a terrible driver, and drove every curve like he thought he was the next Mario Andretti. My wife was loving it, I however was feeling preeettyy close to puking. ... continue reading...
From French Polynesia … Across Two Continents… to Europe
So what makes being whisked away to Europe on an adventure with your new wife to wine and dine until you can dine no more for the rest of a month-long honeymoon even better? Getting there for free on the largest airplane known to man! After the first part of our honeymoon on Moorea, we came back to the US for one day before getting on a Space-A flight to Europe...and decided to go to Germany to start our travels… with the first stop, Switzerland. The only ... continue reading...
Moorea IV: Hiking the Rainforest
We went on an awesome hike with a native Moorean who loved his island and taught us so much about it...and when we got thirsty (it was 110% humitidty in the rainforest) he pulled out a dagger from his backpack, chopped a swinging branch, and let us drink from it. Delish! {I love this picture} ... continue reading...
