Friday The weather was quite nice on Friday evening, so we walked to the Charlestown neighborhood. Along the way we walked through several parks and enjoyed the spring flowers. After dinner we...
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Boston, April 2025: food & drink
Friday We wanted to check out Charlestown, and Blackmoor Bar and Kitchen looked like a good starting point on the edge of the neighborhood. They were busy with several large groups, but we found two...
Boston, April 2025: overview & where we stayed
In October we saw that a band we really like (Snow Patrol) was going to tour North America in 2025. They weren't playing anywhere in NC, so we looked through the available options. Boston looked...
Richmond, March 2025
We had two free night certificates expiring at the end of March that prompted a quick trip to Richmond, Virginia. Instead of using both nights we invited our friends to go with us. Altogether we...
Street art and sculpture in Miami
On our return to the US after two weeks in Argentina we had a day in Miami to explore some art and visit with friends. We were supposed to land at 5am(!) but our flight was delayed almost two hours,...
Iguazu Falls: Port Iguazú
Given our flight schedules we didn't have that much time in Port Iguazú, but there isn't that much to see or do besides the falls. On our arrival evening we trekked over to Supermercado Capicua for...
Iguazu Falls: Iguaçu National Park, Brazil
On this day we started with Patricia (our driver from the previous day) picking us at 10am. Getting across the border was very straightforward on the Argentina side and a bit more tedious on the...
Iguazu Falls: Iguazú National Park, Argentina
Instead of taking the the bus we decided to hire a driver, so we were picked at 7:30am in front of our apartment by Patricia and reached the falls just before 8am. I had bought tickets online...
Iguazu Falls: TaxiTour Iguazú
We wound up using TaxiTour Iguazú (Facebook link) for all of our trips in and around the Iguazú falls area during our two-night stay and they were fantastic! On time and friendly, we would...
Bariloche: food + drink
After settling in to our apartment we checked out several beer places and landed on Wesley Brewery as they had a good variety of options. I got the Belgian Strong Ale and Eric had the Scottish. We...
Bariloche: around town
On our second day in town, we left the car in the garage and explored town on foot. Our first stop was the waterfront for lake views including the Bariloche sign. We walked along the lakewall for...
Bariloche: Circuito Chico
The Circuito Chico is a 25km circular scenic drive with hikes and lake views, easily accessible by car from Bariloche. Our first stop was the Centro Campanario hike, straight uphill in powdery dirt...
Villa la Angostura: Route 64 + Lago Traful
Our plan was to work our way to Bariloche via the Circuito Grande (Rt 65 / 237), a 60k route that was mostly dirt/gravel with a few unexpected paved areas. Before setting off we wanted to fill our...
Villa la Angostura: food + drink
On our first evening we arrived into town later than expected, so grocery stores were already closed. We weren't terribly hungry but needed to eat a little something, so we decided to go simple and...
Villa la Angostura: Seven Lakes Route + San Martin de los Andes
One of the main reasons we traveled to this part of Argentina was to explore the famous Seven Lakes route. We visited the Lakes Region in Chile in 2019 and loved it, so we thought we would like the...
Villa la Angostura: in town + nearby sites
Best laid plans don’t always work out, even when you are a planner! We started the day thinking we would visit a few waterfalls along Rt 231, close to the Chilean border. Turns out that about 13km...
Buenos Aires: Microcentro, Recoleta, and San Telmo
From Palermo we grabbed a cheap Uber ride to the main cathedral to explore the Microcentro neighborhood. To get there we took a massive road with 8 lanes (in each direction) plus lights! Our first...
Buenos Aires: Palermo
During our first few days in Argentina we stayed in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Most of the streets were lined with trees, and the murals and street art were abundant. Things we love!...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)