to love and wander

Ancient Rome

Our flight from Brussels was in the afternoon so we didn’t arrive to Rome until that evening and after an hour train ride to the city center we were already pushing 8:00. Our hotel was about a 45 minute walk from the Termini train station, so we were able to experience the eternal city at…

24 Hours in Brussels

When we began our planning for this trip we knew two things: 1. We were doing the 10k in London and 2. We were going to Rome. The biggest question we had to answer was how are we moving between countries and by which method. Seeing how we try to pack as much as we…

London Winter 10k

The original inspiration for this trip was to provide an appealing alternative to the show I didn’t get cast into. Almost simultaneously, Lauren discovered that London had a winter 10k around the time we were planning on going. Every February, London hosts a winter 10k as a fundraiser for cancer research with entry fees going…

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Our first full day started normally with our inaugural search for coffee which led us to a small coffee roaster in the heart of London called Rosslyn Coffee. Armed with our daily cup of caffeine, we headed to the Tower of London, for our first half a day tour. The Tower of London Also set…

The Lost Weekend

Let me take you back to the fall of 2022, where my loyal readers will remember that Lauren and I travelled to Germany (the first time) with a handful of friends to celebrate Oktoberfest. Towards the end of that trip we both came down (presumably) with covid and we experienced the beer tents, zombie like,…

Our Final Yuletide Stops

Keeping with our hectic (some may say “crazy”) schedule, the next morning we were back at the train station to begin the final three days of our trip with our first stop at the oldest town in Germany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg isn’t really centrally located to much of anything,…

Dashing through the Snow…and Most of Southern Germany

Leipzig Today marked the second leg of our trip, one that will be much more intense than the first half. Over the course of the next four days we will hit seven cities all banking on the Germany efficient train system and good weather. We began our next day bright and early to head west…

Dresden and the Oldest German Christmas Market

We woke up before the sun to catch our 8:30 train to Dresden and much to our dismay, realized that the carriage we were assigned to didn’t exist. As the doors were closing, we threw caution to the wind and jumped aboard knowing, at least, that the train was heading in the right direction. As…

A Weihnachtsmarkt Holiday

Lauren and I had the realization on the London and Berlin flight that we’ve never traveled internationally in the winter to a country that experiences winter like we do back home. This realization was especially evident when we stepped off of the train in Berlin that got us to the city center. Local billboards had…

The Mighty Corson Art Players Present…[Updated]

22.10.23 Update: With our final performance in the books, I want to thank all those who made the journey to Corson to see the show. It was an incredibly memorable experience and I’m extraordinarily fortunate to have been part of such a talented and beautiful cast. This one was for you, Brian. It was a…