Trying to maintain a regular schedule of exercise can be tricky when travelling abroad. The extreme change in time zones can not only leave one feeling less energetic, but there can be a lack of time to maintain this regime because travellers try to cram as much into each day to ensure nothing gets left out of their sightseeing plans. Myself included. So when I decided to enter a 10 km road race in another continent, my friends and family all thought I was nuts....

If you are visiting Edinburgh and have an extra day, I highly recommend The Hairy Coo tour. Not only will you get a tour of the Scottish Highlands, you will get a humorous storyteller and a knowledgable historian. All this while listening to great music. Now, it is not an ordinary sight, but it is also not an ordinary tour. We rode in style in a small orange bus and travelled off the beaten path. Just some of the things we saw on the tour included: Wallace Mo...

After three attempts to get into a tent - FAIL! We followed the advice of our hotel staff and friends we made along the way. · Go early o We went to the exhibition grounds just after breakfast. We arrived at 10:00 a.m. · Go to the less touristy tents o To get a more authentic "German feel" we went to the tents that were recommended as being less touristy. They were still busy, but busy with locals and not the crazy drink-until-you-pass-...

Nordlingen: A small town about one hour drive from Rothenburg Ob de Tauber that is nestled in a crater created by a meteor many, many years ago. Hollinger is pretty, clean, quiet and mostly free from tourists. Like many European towns, this quaint little town is surrounded by a wall. What is rare, however, is that the wall is completely intact. The wall serves as a very easy walk around for those who have a bit of time to enjoy it. Tread carefully because while ...

The lesson learned today is that your GPS in a rental vehicle may not always be up-to-date. It turns out that the GPS in our car was not loaded with the most current information. We approached some construction on our route and we were not able to reroute our directions. This normally would not pose a problem when in familiar surroundings (or even a familiar country) but it can definitely pose an issue when travelling abroad, not knowing the local routes or langu...