Adventure Culinary Travel
In September of 2008, on our honeymoon in Ireland, we found a personal treasure on a hike up a mountain… a wedding gift from the lovely Emerald Isle herself! We returned to a seaside grotto with our gift, and left it to absorb all of the powerful energy of this place, and also some of that Irish luck! And so began our heart’s ten-year stay in Ireland…
Read MoreAn afternoon in Riquewihr spent savoring the town’s many flavors. Outstanding wine at Maison Zimmer, cheese at Les Caves d’Affinage, and eye candy of the beautiful old streets and buildings of the town. As the sky grew dark and the rain poured down, we took shelter on the covered patio of Brasserie du Vignoble, the little brewery in wine country…
Read MoreAfter making a lot of effort, saving, and budgeting, we are finally back in Alsace! We arrived the same time as a rain storm, but we won’t let that bring us down… rather, it emptied the streets so when it stopped we had a pleasant stroll where it felt like the whole town was only ours!
Read MoreWe continued up through the Gutach Valley in the rain to Alpirsbach – a small town with a large monastery and a brewery. Sounds good to me! We toured the monestary, sought out some beer in a nice little place, and got some great chocolate!
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It was another rainy day, but that won’t stop the fun! We had another amazing breakfast at Brend and stopped back in Triberg for the original Black Forest Cake after some childhood reminiscing. We visited the world’s largest cuckoo clock before working our way up through the rain into the beautiful Gutach Valley…
Read MoreAs the rain cleared up we strolled through the streets of Freiburg heading to the Schlossberg. We hiked up the hill and were greeted with some amazing views of the city and forest, and continued our way up to the very top of a wobbly tower! Heading back to Brend, we caught an amazing sunset over the hills, then I felt the ping of terror in the night that gave rise to all the legends of the Black Forest!
Read MoreLiechtenstein is a fascinating place, and one we’ve wanted to visit for some time. Something about these tiny countries… We went straight into the mountains, where a bit of cold rainy weather wasn’t stopping us from a hike through the Alps!
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