by Stephen Rempala | Sep 24, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Iceland, Preparation
We wake up on day three at the Bitra Guesthouse and pack up the truck. My trusty partner, wife, and global chauffeur Kristin is in the drivers seat, direction Seljalandsfoss. I swear… I’ll try and learn how to drive a stick at some point on this...
by Stephen Rempala | Sep 24, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Iceland, Preparation
If you’ve traveled internationally from the states in the past six months, you’ve probably noticed that Iceland has become a common layover for European travel. Because of this, we’re getting to know the ins and outs of the Reykjavik airport quite...
by Kristin Rempala | Sep 11, 2018 | Austria, Countries, Daily Log, Slovakia, Slovenia
Our bus to Ljubljana (pronounced lube-li-ana) brings us back into the Schengen Zone. It sounds like Stephen wanted to give you some dramatic story about how I was detained at passport control and held up the entire Flixbus. My passport does seem to get examined a...
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...
