We had an early wake-up on Thursday to catch our first train of five for the day that would take us from Bruges, Belgium to Grindelwald, Switzerland in the Bernese Alps. Today was proof that travel isn’t always easy, and we were thankful that none of our trains were delayed…
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In Bruges
On Monday, we took the Eurostar train from London to Brussels, Belgium retracing our journey from April, but in reverse. After a half hour delay, we departed London around 1:30pm for the two-hour trip to Brussels. From there, we boarded an intercity train to Bruges, about an hour away. It…
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Championship Sunday in London
For the second time this year, our domestic flight was delayed out of Austin on Friday afternoon, which was putting us too close for comfort in terms of making our international flight connection in Atlanta. What started out as a lengthy connection in Atlanta turned into a sprint through the…
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The Road to Paris 2024
Our road to Paris 2024 actually started in 2022 with the first opportunity available to purchase event tickets for the Olympics….more on that in a moment. Our previous experience with the Olympics was for the men’s marathon in London 2012. We had attended the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the…
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Biding our time in Brussels
Our trip got off to a very rocky start on Friday afternoon when the text messages from the airline started rolling in regarding a flight delay for our domestic flight to Detroit. The new departure time kept getting pushed back later and later, and it quickly became apparent to us…
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Living like locals (with a local) on La Maddalena
“Tourists, remember you are not in Italy” – a “friendly” graffiti message in a tunnel in the town of Santa Teresa on Sardinia. Message received. The Arcipelago di La Maddalena is a national park with seven principal islands – three in the northern group: Isola Budelli, Razzoli, and Santa Maria,…
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Daytripping: Sardinia->Corsica Edition
We finally arrived on the small Sardinian island of La Maddalena on Saturday evening, only to leave again less than 12 hours later! My dad picked us up from the airport in Olbia, and we discussed over dinner some of the possible activities in store for us during the next…
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London Calling
With Kurt’s race complete, we left Boston behind on Tuesday evening and touched down at London Heathrow on Wednesday morning. All of the stairs to navigate the public transportation system were not his friend less than 48 hours post-marathon. We took the train to our hotel near Victoria Station, The…
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Chamonix: The Epilogue
We had a few hours left in Chamonix before our travel day started. After breakfast, I/we repacked our baggage to ensure that our carry-on items included the necessities for our upcoming African adventure – our hiking gear was no longer essential. Once we got all of that sorted out, then…
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TMB Day 6: Les Contamines ->Bionnassay ->Les Houches ->Chamonix
No bus transfer to the trailhead for us this morning! Instead, we started with a mile hike on the road outside of Les Contamines and rejoined the trail in La Chapelle. The climbing began from there through the trees. Once we reached the junction at Le Chosal though, our guide…