Backpacking
Champagne vs. Sparkling Wine
After visiting the champagne cellars at Mumm, I was blown away at how different the champagne process is from the normal wine fermentation process. The grapes are picked…
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Paris to Reims at 310kph
Took the speedy train to Reims today.Very high tech, there’s wifi and you can see the progress of the train from your phone. Fancy. Reims is home to…
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Liz’s Deep Thoughts on Paris.
-Heels are a must (on bike, pushing stroller, whatever)!-M.C. Hammer pants never went away here – it’s awesome.-Never pass up a free bathroom.-The metro is scary and wonderful.-Eiffel…
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Voulez-vous accepte mon carte de Piggly Wiggly?
We in the states have been slowly lulled into a cash-free society. Now, like a frog in a kettle, the credit card companies are starting to jack up…
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What holds it together?
We’ve only scratched the surface of Europe (three countries) but already we’re amazed at how distinct each country still is today. When you think about the pressures that…
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Need something climbed? We’re your peeps.
Yep, we’ll climb anything. Hell, we’ll pay good money (well euro-money) just for privilege of climbing something. Towers, hills, streets, stairs, you name it we do it. Is…
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Ruminations on Bruges
Put simply, Rick Steves was right about Bruges. We borrowed his guidebook from our Amsterdam hotel one morning, and he said it was a tourist hotspot. However, once…
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Ah ah ah, en francais!
Officially in France, using WiFi from McDonald’s at the Lille train station. TGV for Paris leaves in 20 minutes, but we had enough time to walk around the…
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Not driving
I’ll be very concise. Liz and I were in no shape to drive…. In Bruges. Needless to say, we didn’t. It’s a pretty tiny town with the perfect…
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Cycling on the dike
(note: this is a recount of events on July 1, before we headed for Bruges, despite the specified date) (disclaimer: all of these blog entries are being written…
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