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A Taste of Kansas City BBQ: From Ribs to Burnt Ends
Regardless of how you say it – Barbecue, Barbeque, or BBQ, it’s delicious! BBQ is what the United States is known for, it’s our specialty. Generally, BBQ is regional, although every state claims they have good BBQ, there are a few styles that are superior to the rest! Texas is known for their slow cooked primarily beef BBQ, the Carolina’s have…
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Exploring the San Antonio Mission Trail by Bike
Embarking on a cycling adventure along the San Antonio Mission Trail is a must do when visiting the beautiful city of San Antonio. This historic trail is a 13.9 mile loop that connects four of San Antonio’s iconic Spanish colonial missions – Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada. Although, visitors can drive to each mission, cycling or walking the…
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2 Days in Guanajuato, Mexico
Guanajuato is one of Mexico’s 31 states. Surprisingly there is a city in Guanajuato named…Guanajuato. It lies about 240 miles (390 KM) northwest of Mexico City. The terrain around Guanajuato is very hilly making this town very unique as it is built throughout the valley. Most alley and walk ways are narrow and quite steep. Another unique feature about Guanajuato…
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Die Rhön, Deutschland – Nature and Villages
Die Rhön is a vast area of low mountains located in the central region of Germany. The mountains here are a result of volcanic activity, although no active volcanoes remain today, the hills are remnants of old volcanoes. Die Rhön is a fairly large area and can be found where the three German States of Bavaria, Hesse, and Thuringia meet.…
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Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu
Trekking to Machu Picchu should be on everyone’s “bucket list”! This Ancient Inca City sits high on a mountaintop in the Andes Mountains roughly 50 miles (80 KM) from the city of Cuzco. Machu Picchu is listed as one of the “7 wonders of the new world,” and has been a popular tourist attraction since its discovery. Because of its…
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Visiting Kansas City, The City of Fountains
Kansas City (KC), also known as the “City of Fountains,” is a large city in the Midwest that expands into two separate states, Kansas and Missouri. Kansas City is known as the “City of Fountains” because it hosts more fountains than any other city in the world except for the city of Rome in Italy. Officially there are 200 registered…
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Driving Iceland’s Golden Circle
Iceland is obviously a hot destination right now, with good reason! Jill and I flew to Germany and took advantage of WOW‘s (RIP) stop over on our way back to the United States. We ended up staying in Iceland for four days and absolutely loved it, we plan on coming back to drive the Ring Road, at some point. We…
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Interesting Food Around the World that We’ve Tried
Exploring a cultures culinary traditions has become one of the motivating factors and reasons we travel. Plain and simple, it is fun to try authentic, new, and down-right weird food. I always say, I am willing to try everything at least once! Living by that rule, the two of us have become adventurous when it comes to local cuisine. What…
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ATM Cave in Belize, What an Adventure!
Direction to Actun Tunichil Muknal Actun Tunichil Muknal or as we call it, the ATM Cave. This archaeological site is within the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve about an hour away by vehicle from San Ignacio, Belize. It is required to book a tour to visit the cave due to safety and preservation. We ended up booking our tour online through…
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Bike Ride from Seoul to Chuncheon
Seoul is South Korea’s largest city and Chuncheon is the capital of South Korea’s northeastern most province, Gangwon. These two cities are approximately 75 km apart and well connected. Travelers can take trains, busses, and other modes of transportation between the two cities. If you are like us and like to take your time, enjoy the scenery, and try something…
