1. Switzerland, Basel Day 3
(Matching tags: churches,switzerland,museums,driving,castles)

September 12, 2001 On the way to Basel we try and find castles. They are marked on our map with a little tower. Ruins and churches are also marked. It doesn't take us long to figure out two important ...

2. Switzerland, Amden Day 4
(Matching tags: locals,switzerland,driving,accomodations)

September 13, 2001 On the way to our next stop, Amden, we see a brown sign along the highway for some ancient ruins, and decide to stop to take a look. The thing that amazes me the most about this entire ...

3. Switzerland, Pontresina Day 5
(Matching tags: driving,switzerland)

September 14, 2001 It is a foggy drive in the Focus through the Alps. It rains a little. It's really hard to see out the window, which is frustrating, because what I do see is spectacular. Pines and ...

4. Italy, June 2003, Day 1 (ish)
(Matching tags: italy,arrival,car,driving)

Last year at this time we were driving to our apartment/villa in Praiano. It seems so long ago -- of course, I'm not the one who got married. I'm sure Vince and Kate feel like it was just yesterday ...

5. Italy, June 2003, Day 8 Part 1
(Matching tags: driving,shopping,italy,departure,problems)

I'm splitting day 8 into two posts since there's two separate stories to tell. What happened before we left Praiano, and then our afternoon in Rome. It's just about time to leave Praiano. Take one ...

6. Switzerland, Zurich Day 1
(Matching tags: switzerland,driving,arrival)

We booked the trip through go-today.com. It was all inclusive: round-trip airfare, car rental and Minotel hotel vouchers. We'd set up our trip ahead of time to be a little loop in the eastern portion ...

7. Mineral
(Matching tags: california,driving,sickness)

Today was a big driving day. We're halfway back to Sacramento, staying off CA route 36 in the middle of nowhere just outside of Lassen Volcanic Park. Tomorrow we hike and otherwise explore the park before ...

8. Eureka Day 2
(Matching tags: california,wildlife,activities,driving,food)

Today we drove up even farther north to Redwood National Park. A friend of Brendan's brother's has recommended that we check out Fern Canyon. I'm glad we took his advice. The park is about 50 minutes north ...

9. Eureka Day 1
(Matching tags: driving,activities,california)

Right after breakfast we packed up the car and headed even farther north. We stopped at a couple of beaches just north of Fort Bragg. At the first, there were plenty of rocky outcroppings for photos, ...

10. Mendocino
(Matching tags: activities,driving,accomodations,california)

It was pretty warm in Sonoma, about 90 degrees, when we left. We took a little side trip to the Petrified Forest and the Old Faithful of California. Talk about old-fashioned hokiness! The Petrified Forest ...