by eric | Dec 22, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
In the summer we started planning an international group trip, our first since 2018. The UK ticked a lot of boxes – the direct flight from RDU to London was quite open, and London is always fun and especially festive before Christmas – so it was a natural...
by eric | Nov 25, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
The Mosel Valley is full of vineyards, with charming cities and villages interspersed between the growing regions. One day we went north toward Cochem, and on the second we headed south, stopping in Saarburg and Trier. Cochem Located further in the central/north of...
by eric | Nov 23, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
The Mosel valley is a popular destination in Germany and there are lots of places to stay both in towns and in the countryside, so making a decision on where to stay rather challenging. Bernkastel-Kues is roughly in between the larger cities of Trier and Koblenz with...
by eric | Nov 21, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
For our flight from Italy back to the US we had the option for a multi-day stopover in Germany. Not too far from Frankfurt is the bulk of Germany’s wine region along the Rhine and Mosel rivers, so we decided to make this area the final destination on our trip....
by eric | Nov 20, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
On Monday we took the train from Bari to Rome. The train trip itself was strange in that there was no space for larger bags, so we were forced to reshuffle our packing in order to jam our bags in the small rack above our heads. Nonetheless, we arrived in the late...