Athens. Athens is an amazing city. We are so glad that we came to see your splendor. However any trip we take there must be some (mis) adventure along the way. And this morning we got that box checked first thing! Lazaro and I like to travel—but our circumstances require us to travel on a budget. One strategy we use is to book lodging that has a small kitchen. This trip is no exception. Our cute little apartment has a little fridge, microwave, stove. Yesterd...

We have arrived!! Leaving Athens airport was surprisingly a breeze—we navigated the airport like we knew what we were doing. We successfully purchased a three day tourist metro card and met yet another wonderful couple. They served on a flight crew for a wealthy individual and as a result were here (in Athens) for the evening before their flight with the family to Italy for a wedding. Together the four of us began the next phase of our trip getting from th...

Good morning! After an uneventful flight this morning we arrived in Frankfurt, Germany. We landed at 7:30 and the flight for our next leg left at 9:45 AM. We went through immigration and through security without incident. While waiting at the gate we enjoyed a small breakfast (sandwich) and the company of a older couple from Perth, Australia. They had just come from Singapore(and they were very complementary of it—note to self, we need to add Singapore to our...

And we are off... Compared to our last trip to Europe we have packed our belongings in 2 backpacks. I am not sure if the difference is due to weather or experience. This afternoon we left Atlanta for Frankfurt, Germany. The most frightening aspect of our trip thus far may have been our trip to airport via an Uber driver. I felt more than once that I needed to help apply the breaks from the back seat—while Lazaro was helping with steering from the passenger si...

Sea Glass! Before leaving Vieques this morning Lazaro and I walked into town to Sea Glass Beach. While Lazaro did his morning jog, I hunted for sea glass. I ended up finding about 10 pieces of sea glass. I was very pleased with my bounty! Other highlight from our trip... We took a ferry from Vieques to Fajardo. On the ferry we met a woman from Chicago (who was feeling seasick) so she came to sit with us in the back of the boat--at the time I wasn't sure this w...