I started writing up a whole thing about how I didn't have anything to talk about and how I'm pretty sure that meant my brain was broken, but then I remembered A Thing I Did, so I made friends with the delete key and started over. A couple weeks ago I did a fun thing... Continue Reading →
After becoming a "real adult" (actually, I'm not sure I ever did that, what does that even mean?) a lot of the traditional summertime activities that I loved as a kid kind of dropped out of my life. I didn't have summers off and I hate the crowds that weekends bring to so many of... Continue Reading →
Now that I've told you almost everything about our two weeks on the other side of the Atlantic ocean (except for, I guess, some of the lodging food, but that could still come up soon; not like, regurgitation, it's long since digested, but like, I might still do a post on it), I want to... Continue Reading →
London is a remarkably easy city to navigate, which, coming from me, is saying something because I'm so directionally challenged that I can't find my way around the city I grew up in. Many of the most notable monuments and attractions are within easy walking distance, but even when walking isn't the best option, the... Continue Reading →
After our weekend in Paris, we were ready to explore England, and we began by venturing just a little beyond London with an all-day tour to Stonehenge and Bath. I had visited both of these locations in my school days and I enjoyed them and Kalen said he would like to see them too. We... Continue Reading →
Happy Flamingo Day! While you enjoy a bird-shaped cookie or a pink margarita, have a read about our adventures in Paris (which were, unfortunately, entirely devoid of flamingos). After just a couple days in London, it was time for the next chapter in our trip: a quick trip over (or rather under) the channel to... Continue Reading →
I've been struggling with the most efficient way to organize our trip into easily digestible blog posts. I think I need to mostly stick with a chronological recount. Normally I would like to arrange by topic, with one post dedicated to the hotels and another post about museums and another post about food, but because... Continue Reading →
I almost titled this "To and Fro" and had a whole rant about how stupid that was before I changed my mind at the very last minute, but I like this title much better (probably because a much better writer came up with it). Anyway, this is my first real post about our trip to... Continue Reading →
Since Kalen had to work most of the time we were in the Bay Area, we didn't get to do a full vacation's worth of fun stuff, but we still found time for some really cool diversions. A lot of it wasn't technically in San Jose, but when you've traveled this far anyway, driving a... Continue Reading →
Before the pandemic, Kalen traveled pretty frequently for work, most frequently to San Francisco, Chicago, and Rhode Island, but he rarely got more than a week's notice for his trips. My previous employer required vacation requests to be submitted a month (more often, six weeks) ahead of time, so I only got to travel with... Continue Reading →
