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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Running solo through The Big Apple
I don’t travel by myself often. But, when I won an entry through the lottery late last year for the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon, I knew that this was going to be a trip that I would be making by myself. NYC is among my favorite cities to race,…
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Kathmandu…Adventure starts here
Our big adventures are often in remote places, which means they usually start with multiple flights and long plane rides. This trip was no exception. We drove from Austin to Houston on Thursday, and Kurt worked remotely from the hotel there on Friday before we headed to the airport in…
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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…
Arapahoe Basin
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Colorado Multi-sport
When it’s time to escape the summer heat in Texas, we often flee to Colorado since it’s an easy, non-stop flight for us from Austin. With the long weekend for Memorial Day, we did just that. We flew into Denver on Wednesday night (delayed, of course). When we arrived at…
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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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It’s Runner Christmas!
We set off for Boston on Friday morning along with numerous other runners, all identifiable in their Boston Marathon jackets. Kurt ran Boston for the first time in 2006 not long after we met. Back then it was possible to run a qualifying time at our local marathon in Austin…
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Zion, Take Two
We made our first trip to Springdale, Utah last March to run the Zion Half Marathon and visit Zion National Park, completing our circuit of the Mighty 5 in Utah. However, both of us were coming back from injury at the time so Kurt wasn’t able to run the race…
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A first timer’s adventures in snowshoeing
At age 46 it’s not often that I try something new. But, tromping through the snow amid a winter wonderland with friends turned out to be my kind of fun! Since hanging up my skis due to lack of interest (and, the astronomical price increase in lift tickets) in recent…