LAYOVER IN GERMANY... It's always fascinating to travel to other countries, even if only for a layover in a major airport. - Countless foreign languages. - Different noises for familiar activities. - New customs to observe. - Various food to explore. - Mesmerizing architecture styles. Arriving in Frankfurt was no different: off the plane, through the terminal, on to another terminal. For all the planning we did for this trip, we neglected to think abo...

1.5 before takeoff... Sitting in the airport, going through our multiple lists making sure that we "have everything". We all recognize that, should we discover that something is missing, we would only have the CLT airport shops to complete our lists. Of the joys of being driven by the desire to check everything as "done"! The goal of this blog is to: - log all our adventures over the next 18-days - keep our friends and family as up to date...at a rate of the...

Boarded and waiting... Feeling rather prepared...at least for Frankfurt!! Bags are overhead; We are seated -- in adjoining rows. Flight attendants have reminded us that Airplane Mode is still required...and just as we all located our in-armrest USB ports. As boarding instructions are broadcast overhead -- in German -- we realize our trip is truly about to begin!! Guess it's time to pull out the empty pad and start making new lists... What to see (that we...

As we prepare for our trip to India, we wanted try a blog to keep everyone up to date on our travels... Stay tuned for photos and summaries of our travels!!!

Trip Preparations: How else would you prepare for an 18-day trip to India? Well, with Indian food of course! In an effort to immerse ourselves in the culture we will be experiencing for most of the month of February, we decided to have our final trip planning meeting over Indian food. We ate. We laughed. We discussed all the things we might be forgetting. It's becoming clear the theme of this trip will be enjoyment of the culture and country. And we wouldn...