Amy & Ray's European Adventure

And so, the adventure ends. Ray has been in Houston for a couple of months now and I've spent the last few evenings purging, packing, s...

As Ray headed home to Texas this week, I also flew south to Brazil. A week long workshop in Rio de Janeiro occupied most of my time, but as...

Yes, it’s true... The adventures are coming to an end. My assignment here in London is completed and I will be returning to Texas on Februa...

Another pub update. Including our visit to the Lake District, I now sit at over 175 pubs individual pubs visited. Dare I attempt to reach 2...

This past weekend, we travelled up north to visit our friends Christine and Mark, and also take in what most may consider the most scenic pa...

One last post about our Austrian-Bavarian trip that I want to capture. It seems that with the furor of rushing through in an attempt to SEE ...

I am SO behind in my blogging responsibilities. After just celebrating my 49th birthday with beers in Munich, nothing helps one feel younger...

Neuschwanstein Castle Mad KingLudwig’s homage to his muse, Wagner, this 19th century castle not only is the most photgraphed building in Ger...

Munich Munich was a blur. We only spent one full day there and gave a valiant effort to see as much as we could, which included a drive thro...

Salzburg Against its Alpine backdrop and renown as the birthplace of Mozart, Salzburg proved much more than just Sound of Music opportunitie...

Innsbruck Located at the foot of the Alps and host to the Winter Olympics in 1964 & 1976, Innsbruck was my favourite city visit of the t...

Vienna This capital city was once the seat of the Austrian Empire and the playground for the wealthy Habsburg Monarchy. St. Stephen’s Cathed...

The hills are alive... With the sound of… Amy singing Sound of Music songs in my ear. We FINALLY can check off that last “must see” trip as ...

I sense a macabre theme. This morning's commute into the office was confounded by... Another fatality at a rail station on my travelled ...

Just another daily commute. I never realized just how much I’ve adapted to not having my own vehicle. Until yesterday. Not feeling well, I ...

Time for a pub update. 200 total just might be within my reach. 153. Buckingham Arms: Lovely frontage from the early 1800’s, but interior h...

Obviously, this past weekend was spent following the path and aftermath of Hurricane Ike as it ploughed through Texas affecting so many of o...

Tuesday Morning Football So what if it was already in the fourth quarter. So what if Denver was already ahead 27-0. So what if the announcer...