Destinations
Destination guides and travel stories organized by country and city, beginning with our 2026 journey through Europe.
Milan – Food, Stay, and Sights
We spent a few days wandering around Milan beyond the Duomo, taking in everything from the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and medieval city gates to Milano Centrale, Milanese food and the fashion district. Milan turned out to be a lot more than just fashion and a very large cathedral.
Milan Duomo
Nearly 600 years in the making, Milan’s Duomo is far more than a Gothic cathedral. From its Candoglia marble and 52 monumental columns to zodiac markings, sacred numerology, hidden relics, soaring spires and painted 3D ceiling details, the cathedral is filled with layers of history, symbolism and architectural illusion.
Oltrepò Wine Tour
An all day tour of a family run, small winery – lunch, tour, and wine. A perfect way to spend the day in Oltrepo!
Alps
Our Alps adventure – 3 days boiled down to 1 post. Swiss food, wine, Italian food, wine, and multiple train rides through some of the most beautiful countryside we’ve seen yet.
Europe 2026: Food, Culture and the Journey Ahead
Six weeks through Spain, Switzerland and Italy, with regional food, local culture, memorable rail journeys and a few adventures we’re especially excited to experience.
Bull Creek Hills
A nice 14km hike on a warm spring day! Lots of up then lots of down. Snow in areas but relatively dry. Did this April 2, 2021. The full loop was almost in sight but we did a detour and came back almost the same way we went up.
Rocky Ridge
First hike of 2021! This short out and back was done March 13, 2021. After a couple weeks of above 0, we decided to try a hike instead of a snowshoe. Trail was hard packed snow but was melted just enough that it wasn’t ice. Windy at the top of the knoll where we turned.
