Sing it Chantal styles (for Caitlin.) So while this blog took an unexpected hiatus despite our best intentions, this means that the intended purpose of our time in London was met: we settled into a temporary "home". A life of day to day work and routine that became so comfortable and normal that it didn't seem newsworthy to share. But how wonderful it has been. It's been almost 6 months since we arrived in England, and it's time to move on to part 2 of this year:...

Did you know that Czech Republic has a new name? Its official short name is now Czechia. Back in 2006 we travelled to Prague in the Czech Republic and during that trip lost both of our cameras; one due to brokenness, and the other due to the accidental leaving of camera in McDonald's (ugh.) We always vowed we would make it back to replace our memories, and finally did over the Christmas break, combined with a trip to neighbouring Austria. The trip was designed t...

No doubt one of our strongest memories of living in London 10-odd years ago is one of a very wet and miserable Autumn. It's easy to remember the icy downpours, the loooong hours of darkness, and lots of evenings curled up under a duvet in a chilly flat. But that was the London of old! New London apparently has done away with this nonsense! Or at least it decided to give us a special one-off deal for our temporary stay here, as we were SO blessed to have so many ...

If you're an avid follower of the blog (and who isn't?!) there's no doubt that this entry was written long past this leg of our journey. But we decided it was worth it to conjure up the memories of cheese, wine, and overall loveliness, so here we go…(photos courtesy of Troy, as always!) The last time Clare was en-route to Italy from London, the airline-that-shall-remain-nameless realized upon hovering over the destination city of Genoa that the airport wa...

As in, "Holiday Road"? "National Lampoon's Vacation"? (Crickets?) We live in Holloway! North London. "Live" as in hanging out only until February, but we since we arrived in England at the end of August, we have settled into a pretty comfortable routine of daily life following last year's on-the-move adventure. And it feels good. It's been very satisfying to return to wake-up and bedtime routines, having cereal for breakfast, and even wearing some long-sleeved c...