by Stephen Rempala | Aug 14, 2018 | Countries, Croatia, Daily Log
Stepping off the ferry (Aurelia operated by SNAV), I ask Kristin what day it is. Days of the week mean less when you don’t have a job. I float through the week not paying attention to whether it is a Tuesday or a Saturday. The 5-day work-week is still a bit...
by Kristin Rempala | Aug 11, 2018 | Cinque Terre, Countries, Daily Log, Italy
It’s trips like our visit to Cinque Terre that condone my bad travel planning behaviors. Let me start from the beginning. I probably didn’t do as much research prior to booking our trip to the famed Five Lands as I should have. In fact, here’s what I...
by Stephen Rempala | Aug 6, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Italy
Home Alone 2? I have never boarded the wrong flight before. I figured this was something extremely difficult to achieve. Everything has to line up perfectly… or imperfectly. Your ticket is verified at security, checked at the terminal entrance, and then scanned...
by Kristin Rempala | Aug 2, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Portugal
The day we planned to leave for Lisbon, Portugal was scheduled to play Iran in a World Cup game. We left Porto by train and made it with just enough time to get to our Airbnb, change, and head to the main square, Terreiro do Paço, to watch the match. Boy does Lisbon...