Category Archives: Adventure Travel

As two Americans struggling to explore the world on 3 weeks’ holiday per annum, we moved to London in 2006 in order to boost the frequency and intensity of our international travel experiences.

Riding the Luge

Posted on 10 October 2007 by g

As K recounted, we had a blast on our trip to Austria and Germany. One of the highlights was riding the “luge” or Sommerrodelbahn. I happened to get a clip of video with our camera during one of my rides … Continue reading →

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Germany, Austria & Oktoberfest

Posted on 2 October 2007 by k

14713 What a week! We’ve just returned from one of those trips that was so restful and relaxing that it makes it seem that we’ve been away for much longer than a week. G and I headed to Hallstatt first, … Continue reading →

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We Survived…

Posted on 1 October 2007 by k

14614 Oktoberfest and a solid week of driving about Bavaria! And we had an amazing time. We’re so rested and relaxed now…I’ll put together a full post and photo collection tomorrow…stay tuned.

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And We’re Off…

Posted on 21 September 2007 by k

To Germany, Austria and Oktoberfest.

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Hiking, Rowing and Golfing…The Lake District

Posted on 9 September 2007 by k

14432 Nothing like a deadline to make things happen. For this reason, G and I headed out of town on Friday for a bit of R&R in Keswick, in England’s Lake District in the far north (bordering Scotland). We arrived … Continue reading →

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Punting in Cambridge

Posted on 26 August 2007 by k

14329 As this is a holiday weekend in the UK, we decided to use our “bonus day” for a day trip to Cambridge. 14309 We had a wonderful picnic on the shore of the Cam, rented bikes to jockey about … Continue reading →

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Surprised in Switzerland

Posted on 21 August 2007 by k

14136 G’s parents and I have been scheming for some months now in order to surprise G in honor of his 30th un-birthday (6 month birthday)…the plan was for me to plan a weekend trip to Switzerland and to clue … Continue reading →

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