The Happy Couples Room
May 11, 2016 Fonfria, Spain Some of the best experiences are born out of disappointment. We were about a week away from Santiago. I was in pain from tendinitis and both of us were nursing blisters. The guidebook we relied on recommended staying in the small village of O’Cebreiro which contains a 9th century church—the […]
The Flying Bus
In the US we complain about the lack of amenities on low cost airlines like Southwest and Jet Blue—and yet, line up to buy tickets. But you haven’t seen lack of amenities until you’ve flown Ryanair. On Wednesday, we boarded a Ryanair 737-800 in Porto, Portugal bound for our new home near Dublin, Ireland. But before that […]
Pilgrim Profiles
Porto, Portugal We finished our Camino de Santiago trek in late May, but a busted keyboard meant I couldn’t tell all the stories I wanted to. I’m going to intersperse those stories with posts about our current travels. The Camino is rich in scenery, history, and new experiences. But the memories that really stand out […]
Houseless, not Homeless
June 5, 2016 Porto, Portugal Laurie and I are now over a week into our first temporary home base for our houseless, not homeless, lifestyle. And we picked a great city for it: Porto, Portugal. On the last day of March, we walked out of our Tacoma apartment three days later left for the Camino […]
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