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Côte à Côte (Side by Side)

June 08, 2022 by Jeffrey Kirby

One friend’s everyday life is our luxurious vacation as we visit the medieval French village of Cordes sur Ciel.

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June 08, 2022 /Jeffrey Kirby
2022

The Azorean Butterfly Effect

April 20, 2022 by Jeffrey Kirby

How a canceled flight on a small Atlantic island led to attending our first Passover Seder.

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April 20, 2022 /Jeffrey Kirby
2022

Where the Wild Things Are

March 01, 2022 by Jeffrey Kirby

Deep in an isolated, snowy valley in Switzerland, the tschäggättä appear every winter just to be a problem.

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March 01, 2022 /Jeffrey Kirby
2022

Snomicron for the Holidays

January 05, 2022 by Jeffrey Kirby

A super-contagious pandemic variant, testing in short supply, and an intense snowstorm make their mark on our first trip back to America in two years.

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January 05, 2022 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

Tuscan Sleep Deprivation Torture

September 21, 2021 by Jeffrey Kirby

Italy can be a lovely place, assuming you’re able to deal with the mosquitos buzzing in your ears all night.

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September 21, 2021 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

Our Good Friend Tarp

August 12, 2021 by Jeffrey Kirby

Trying to stay dry while hiking and camping across Switzerland in one of the wettest summers in recorded history.

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August 12, 2021 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

The Spirit of Dixie Is Alive in Czechia

July 12, 2021 by Jeffrey Kirby

With antibodies slowly filling our bloodstream, we hop a train to the Czech Republic to play around on weird rocks and eat food covered in gravy.

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July 12, 2021 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

Driving 18 Hours for a Pizza Party

May 17, 2021 by Jeffrey Kirby

Stir crazy after eight consecutive months stuck in Berlin, we decide to drive to Luxembourg to go hiking and eat food with our friends.

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May 17, 2021 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

Fire When It's Freezing

February 12, 2021 by Jeffrey Kirby

When you’ve been stuck inside for months, even sleeping in the snow sounds like an entertaining change of pace.

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February 12, 2021 /Jeffrey Kirby
2021

Foraging for Normalcy

December 20, 2020 by Jeffrey Kirby

A fall and winter spent finding small pleasures and appreciating our good fortune and good friends in tumultuous times.

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December 20, 2020 /Jeffrey Kirby
Plague Year

I Can See My Car's Ass From Here

September 14, 2020 by Jeffrey Kirby

Still relegated to road trips because of the pandemic, we load up another rental car with camping gear and decide to give Switzerland a second chance.

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September 14, 2020 /Jeffrey Kirby
Plague Year

The Weather Is Always Wrong in Austria

August 02, 2020 by Jeffrey Kirby

With the borders closed to non-EU countries and COVID seemingly under control, we decide there’s no time like the present to hike and camp our way across the Austrian Alps.

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August 02, 2020 /Jeffrey Kirby
Plague Year

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

June 15, 2020 by Jeffrey Kirby

As the virus continues to spread and America sets itself on fire, we seize an opportunity to escape to the Harz mountains for a much-needed respite in nature.

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June 15, 2020 /Jeffrey Kirby
Plague Year

Now Is the Winter of Global Discontent

April 16, 2020 by Jeffrey Kirby

With the whole world locked in pandemic standstill, we travel between the living room and bedroom of our tiny Berlin apartment.

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April 16, 2020 /Jeffrey Kirby
Plague Year

Don't Order Octopus at the Bowling Alley

November 30, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

We return to Luxembourg for another American Thanksgiving extravaganza, embracing holiday traditions and exploring questionable cuisine in archaic sporting halls.

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November 30, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019

All-You-Can-Eat Italian Food in Rome and STILL LOSE WEIGHT?!?!?

November 11, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

Learn how with this ONE SIMPLE TRICK!

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November 11, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019

Cyprus: It’s Not Greece, Just a Lot Like It and Not as Good

September 27, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

Just because it looks like a Greece and talks like a Greece doesn’t mean it’s a Greece.

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September 27, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019

The West Coast Is the Best Coast

August 16, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

Road trips and beaches and weddings and friends and family and snugs: Kirb and Mazz go back to America for the summer.

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August 16, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019

Googlee Is Wrong

June 25, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

Disconnecting from the outside world on the lush, forested Greek island of Kefalonia.

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June 25, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019

Uncle Sean's Butter Epiphany

June 01, 2019 by Jeffrey Kirby

Reunited with one of our best friends, we travel to the French Riviera to enjoy fine and simple things.

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June 01, 2019 /Jeffrey Kirby
2019
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