As an avid hiker in Arizona, I kept looking for new adventures. Some friends and I came up with the idea of climbing Mount Rainier in Washington. As you can imagine, conditions on the 14,410 foot mountain vary greatly from the peaks in Arizona. As Mount Rainier is an active volcano and ever changing glacier […]
Skiing at Austria’s Nassfeld Ski Resort
We live less than two hours away from the world class ski resorts in the Italian Dolomites, so you might wonder why we would want to go anywhere else. Conveniently for us, Austria can be easily reached in two hours as well. Nassfeld Ski Resort is one of the top ski resorts in Austria. Being […]
Skiing in the Dolomites’ Civetta Ski Resort
The Dolomiti mountains in Northern Italy are world famous for their ski resorts. The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in nearby Cortina d’Ampezzo and they have hosted the World Ski Championships four times as well. While Cortina may be the most popular resort, there are some real gems nearby like the Civetta ski resort. Ski […]
Cooling Off in Flagstaff’s Lava River Cave
The Lava River Cave is about 30 minutes outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. The cave was formed about 700,000 years ago, when molten lava erupted out of nearby Harts Prairie. It was found in 1915 by some lumberman. Nowadays, the Lava River Cave is an easy hike and a great place to escape the summer heat […]
Hiking the Dolomites Alta Via 1
Have you ever wanted to hike a long distance trail? Then you need to give the Dolomites Alta Via 1 (High Route 1) in Italy a look. It starts near the Austrian border and heads south through the beautiful and rugged Dolomite Mountains for 80-90 miles. The best part about backpacking this distance trail is […]
Race Car Driver for a Day at Nurburgring
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I am a car fanatic. Last fall I was able to visit the Paris Auto Show and fell in love with the Subaru BRZ. For those of you who don’t know, the car was a joint effort by both Toyota and Subaru. In Europe it’s called the […]
Flying High at the Sinsheim Car and Technology Museum
I was driving back to Italy last week and drove by a museum in Sinsheim, Germany and was immediately interested when they had a Concorde on the roof of it. It just happened I was headed back to Germany the next week, so I made a point to plan my drive up so I could […]
A Humbling Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
We’ve driven by the sign for Dachau Concentration Camp numerous time over the four years we’ve lived in Europe. Usually we are on the way to and from somewhere when the camp is closed. Well, I made a point this trip to plan my day so I could visit Dachau. All was going well this […]
Six Tips for Planning a Baseball Road Trip
Do you enjoy America’s favorite past-time? Have you ever wanted to visit a few ball parks and take in the atmosphere of each club? I did and planned a baseball road trip with a buddy a few years back. Jen and I were living in Phoenix, Arizona at the time, so my buddy and I […]
Beer Bike Berlin
Have you ever wanted to drink and be able to drive around? Then beer bike Berlin! And good news – beer biking in Berlin is even legal. We had a few days in Berlin and were also celebrating Jennifer’s birthday, so we were looking for something fun and different to do. We came across Beer […]
