Linda Marie
Life is a Cabaret!
For Martin's birthday, his parents treated us all to a live performance of the musical Cabaret at the National Theatre of Germany in...
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It's Not Too Late
Grab your passport and go!
It's Not Too Late
The day will come when
we cannot do this anymore.
Today is not that day!
Join two Americans as they venture beyond the comforts of home. The adventure began in 2019 when Blog Author Linda and her husband Ron journeyed to Paris for three months. They found an apartment, studied French, and attempted to fit in. The experience convinced them to keep traveling, and they decided to live in and explore a different country yearly. In 2020, they toured America by car for six weeks (the Pandemic nixed overseas travel). In 2021, they lived for several months in Erfurt Germany, biking almost 500 miles through the Thüringen countryside. Upon returning home, they set off bike-packing across North America. They headed across the Atlantic again in 2022, touring Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England. Enjoy their story!
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We continue to test our limits and leave our comfort zone as we explore Bike & Barge river cycling in Europe. Join us first on a Four Country Tour Along the Danube, where we cycled from Germany, through Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, and back again, visiting the capital cities of Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), and Budapest (Hungary). Click "more" to the far right of "All posts" to find our Danube Wanderlust.
Next up, another Bike & Barge cycle trip, this time through the wine country of southeast Germany along the Mosel River.
Come along and tour with us! We promise to do all the pedaling….
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Linda Marie
Oktoberfest!
On one of our first bike rides, we noticed a sign out in the countryside advertising the upcoming Oktoberfest in Erfurt. We dutifully...
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Apples & Horses & Nuts - Oh My!
Our little group of two became four as Kathryn and Andreas joined the party. We met in Erfurt, took the train to Stadtilm, and set out...
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A Forest Adventure
We suspect Summer has finally surrendered to Autumn. The days are getting colder and shorter. The last two days were rainy and windy,...
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A Unity Day Thanksgiving
Unity Day is a National holiday in Germany, commemorating the unification of East and West Germany in 1990. This year, Unity Day fell...
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Why Vienna?
There are many very good reasons to go to Vienna. The primary purpose of our visit wasn't art, or music, or culture or even another...
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Vivaldi in Vienna
Museums are not really my thing. Traditional, three-hour classical music concerts are not really my thing either. I do not know why...
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More Vienna
We woke to warm and brilliant sunshine. Ah, Vienna. We started our Saturday with a traditional German breakfast at the Hotel Austria, an...
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Ah, Vienna...
We arrived in Vienna on a Friday evening after sunset. It was a long train ride from Erfurt, almost six hours. The high speed ICE train...
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The Ride
The Ilm River doesn't flow through Erfurt, but we had caught glimpses of it on several rides. The Ilm starts in the same mountains as...
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What if it Rains?
For years, Ron and I kept a "Wish List" of things we would like to do if we ever made it to Germany for an extended stay. The list...
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Shadows of the Past
Always looking for the next great bike ride, Ron spotted a group of five little lakes on Google Maps, just a bit north of us. This...
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MUSHROOMS! Are we really going to eat them?
"Would you like to go on a mushroom harvest?" It was a perfect sentence, and I could tell Birgit had practiced it. Birgit has been...
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Searching for the Beginning
I am often teased about the amount of time I spend looking for some obscure bit of information. "Mom - just google it already!" - I can...
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Hills & a Wee Bit of Rain -Weimar to Apolda by Bike
Weimar has an incredible history to explore. But today is not a day for exploring history, however important and interesting it might be....
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Where in the World is Ausfahrt?
In London, the exit signs in stores and restaurants say: "Way Out". Ron and I are children of the 60's, (hmmmm, one child and one...
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The Artist
It goes without saying that one of the greatest joys of travel is meeting new people. In meeting new people, we gain not only memories,...
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Berry Picking!!
It is berry season in Thüringen! My friend (and future in-law) Kathrin invited Becca and me to go berry picking on a Friday afternoon. ...
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A Caretaker, Two Very Old Churches, and a Basket of Apples
A caretaker, two very old churches, and a basket of apples? Yes. Read on! The day dawned warm and sunny - perfect for another long...
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Three Castles
Since our arrival, the weather has been unusually warm and sunny. We do not know how long our good fortune will last, so we are taking...
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