It is exactly 1 month 'til our plane lands in Europe and we start 3 weeks of non-stop 'Tripping'. I wanted to talk a little bit about the second leg of our Tour: Vienna-Munich - Berlin. Starting with Vienna... After 4 days in Paris, we will board an intra-Europe plane for Vienna to begin our next 3 city Tour. I have a feeling that this plane ride will be the source of many "stories" for years to come. The plane ticket was uber cheap. Like ridiculously cheap. E...

1 Month and 26 Days... We wanted to share some of our plans for Paris - the City of Light, The City of Love, The City of 100 million Desktop Backgrounds. Besides just walking, gawking and taking copious pictures of famous landmarks - we've booked a few tours to help us check some items off our bucket list in Paris and Northern France. We will be arriving via Chunnel from London, and staying at the Radisson Blu Ambassador Hotel Paris Opera - it looks like this:...

2 Months, 13 days til we touch down in London. It is closer than it has ever been! We've made a few more firm plans for our time in each city, being careful to leave thresh-room for spontaneous exploration! Here's what we've got lined up starting in... London: Theatre Night! How can you go to London, and not take in a show in the West End? It's like going to Manhatten and skipping Broadway altogether! For a couple of musical-gagas... that just wouldnt be an o...

After years of 'Wishin' and Hopin' and Dreamin'... we are FINALLY Plannin' our dream European vacation! The dates are set, the tours are booked, the downpayments have been made (yikes!) - it's official, The Sheppards are taking off for a vacation of a lifetime in September, and the real plannin' starts... now! We'll be sure to post all the nitty-gritty travel details as the dates get closer, and the plans start coming together. For now, here's what we can tell ...