Catching a Fever It was bound to happen sooner or later. When you put in as many miles as we have over the past six months, something is going to break down your defenses. For me, it happened in Cardiff, Wales. We arrived in Cardiff on a sunny (!) afternoon. After walking around town for […]

Tongue-twister We said goodbye to Charlie, the kitty we pet sat in Pembrokeshire, Wales. He didn’t give a crap. Actually, he was a very cool old boy and we still miss him quite a bit. Onward. Our next semi-random destination was Blaenau Ffestiniog in Snowdonia, Wales. No, of course, I have no idea how to […]

Snooze Button At about 4:30 in the morning,  the phone woke me up with the Facebook notification sound. Who on earth would be messaging us? The parents didn’t know how to use it. My brother and friends rarely used it — and never for emergencies. Everyone we knew in Europe was equally as dead asleep […]