We have officially left the bubble of all that is familiar. While in Barcelona I felt like we might just be on a summer vacation. A week long trip to Europe, like other sane families take, rather than the kick off of our crazy year. The city was crowded with tourists, everything was expensive and we were handed menus in English. It was a good ease in. Fast forward a few days and a few hundred km and all has changed. There are no road signs in English. Which real...

Ah the charms and tribulations of driving through Europe. First off, doing a long-term lease was quite easy to do and recommended given the amount of time we needed a car. Hats off to the team at Kemwel for making what appeared to be a complicated process very simple and easy. We are doing a long-term rental of about 120 days through Peugeout's Open Road program. We got a brand new car - a 308 - and were introduced to it at the airport in Barcelona. I thin...

One can't visit Barcelona without being completely overwhelmed by the genius of Antoni Gaudi. His design is so otherworldly. It's hard to believe he wasn't taken for insane in his time when you look at his work. It's like nothing else. He's probably the most important figure in the city, aside from Lionel Messi. We are going to enjoy one more night in the city and then we get to pickup our car at the airport - a Peugeout 308 GT - and head off to Alicante, a ...

Hello from beautiful Barcelona! I am finally adjusting to the time difference and felt like staying up to blog. If you bet against us getting on the plane - pay up! We did it! 4 days in and we haven't stopped smiling yet. Reykjavik was interesting to see. It would be a great family vacation, especially for any friends from home since it is now a direct flight from Denver. We just had a few hours there and only did a bit of sight-seeing. I watched a clip on the f...

Like a ship sailing off to the ocean we're getting our sea legs under us after some long flights from home. The calm and coolness of Reykjavik was a nice surprise despite the steep taxi cab fee from the airport in Keflavik to Reykjavik. What's a few kroners when you're traveling? Limiting our potential gelato intake will help us make up for the surprise expense. We got into Barcelona late last night and have a nice apartment just off of Las Ramblas. There's ...