Category Archives: Travel

Running in Budapest

We arrived in Budapest late yesterday and checked in the new Ritz-Carlton.  What an AMAZING hotel. They cater to runners, so we could not resist running first thing this morning 🙂 We ran down by the Danube of course, it … Continue reading →

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Remembering Auschwitz

We kicked off the day in Krakow touring around some of the historical WWII sites before we headed out of town to visit Auschwitz.  This is an important historical story to tell and experience. If it is your first time … Continue reading →

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Krakow Running Club

As you may have seen in my Warsaw blog post, Warsaw is all about bikers and we found that Krakow is where all the runners are. Yes, I know this picture has bikers, but trust me, the trail was full … Continue reading →

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Headed to Krakow (Poland)

We trekked east to Krakow today.  A little rain, but nothing miserable. The waves of yellow rapeseeds (canola oil) was quite scenic as we drive for 5 hours.  Some fields were a mile long. Sorry for the window reflection. As … Continue reading →

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Old and New Warsaw

Our hotel is the oldest in Warsaw: Hotel Bristol.  Awesome blend of history and modern luxuries. It was spared from the WWII bombing because it was a Nazi headquarters during the times of occupation.  Lost of history. It is also … Continue reading →

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Poland Government Protests

This afternoon, we did a little window shopping and sightseeing in the old city part of Warsaw.  Very pleasant area of the city with many cafes and places scooping out gallons of ice cream on the warm spring day. We … Continue reading →

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Warsaw Running Club

We woke up bright and early in the gorgeous weather this morning to join all the runners in Warsaw…but we could not find any. We ran down some the main streets towards the river which should be full of running … Continue reading →

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Arrived in Warsaw

We successfully made it to Warsaw, Poland – but with only one of our suitcases. Checked into the Hilton in Warsaw. I had so many frequent hotel points, could not resist using some of this trip.  Not the best location … Continue reading →

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The (Snow) Storm is Coming!

We went hiking and snowshoeing this morning on a very fun and gorgeous hike on some of the mountain trails around Lake Tahoe. The views were amazing when you get up on top of some of the trails. Took a … Continue reading →

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Adventuring in the Tahoe Snow

Here is our trip report up the mountain from the sunny warm south. Hanging out on the beach when it is full of snow.  Water skiing anyone? So we went exploring the wilderness, just like the movie Revenant… I have … Continue reading →

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