Solar Eclipse in Redmond, OR
For one day, for one event, everyone shook off politics and world disasters and looked up together at the sky. As the total solar eclipse grew closer, the temperature dropped, the birds quieted and we [...]
Sweet Corn Fest in Illinois
The day after we touched down from Corsica, Mike took off for Illinois and the Sweet Corn Fest. The Moline clan lives smack in the middle of endless acres of corn. Early in the [...]
Corsica Adventures
We called this trip the "Francathalon", because we were pretty exhausted until we got to relax on the sailboat. Michèle and the boys kept us busy! As a bonus, we were so close to [...]
Icelandic Horses and Craters
Armed with headnets, long sleeves and bug wipes we braved a day around Lake Myvatn, which didn't end up very buggy at all. Hiking the crater wasn't easy, but the view was otherworldly. [...]
Icebergs in Iceland
Harsh winds, strong currents, sun and air pockets have helped create these astonishing natural sculptures.
Icelandic National Parks
Vatnajokull National Park covers 13% of Iceland. Sadly, Iceland is one of the fastest-warming places on the planet – as much a four times the Northern Hemisphere average. The 300-some glaciers that cover more than [...]
Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice
Iceland's electricity is produced almost entirely from renewable energy sources: hydroelectric(70%) and geothermal (30%).
Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik is the world's northernmost capital, and where 54% of the population live. Iceland is for "island", nothing to do with ice. The collapse of the Icelandic króna in 2008 made it a cheap [...]
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest brought me to tears and made me laugh out loud. We were only there briefly, long enough to see the sights and for me to lose Mike's driver's license in a taxi. Surely it's [...]
Kutná Hora, the Bone Church
The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic chapel outside of Prague. It contains the skeletons of about 40,000 people, whose bones have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. Why? [...]
Weird and Wonderful Prague
Prague is a fairy tale city that transports you into the bygone era with its beautiful castles, intricately carved cathedrals, old bridges, museums and quaint cobbled streets. There is a heady mix of old world [...]
Finances in Frankfurt
We walked for miles around Frankfurt on a beautiful summer day, listening to a multitude of languages. What a cosmopolitan city.