After getting priced out of Cologne with reservations, I decided instead to travel to Hamburg. It is, after all the second largest city in Germany after Berlin, and after researching on the internet, they had a Banksy exhibit that I wanted to visit. Getting to Hamburg from Rotterdam was an adventure of itself, having toContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 3/Hamburg”
Category Archives: Travel
Sabbatical Part 1/Departure
I guess I’m actually doing this now. Yesterday, Friday, my last day at work before heading out on six week sabbatical, and today, after hanging out with my wife for one last Saturday morning coffee, I got on the train, headed to the airport, and as I write this, am on a plane to AmsterdamContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 1/Departure”
Under a Week to Go
Several months ago, I planned out my sabbatical for October through November. I would fly in and out of Amsterdam, and spend the final couple of weeks in Portugal, scoping out the potential real estate situation, before spending the final couple of days back in Amsterdam. I am using an Eurail pass to get around,Continue reading “Under a Week to Go”
AirBNB’s and Hotels
This past trip to Italy was the first time I had bothered staying with AirBNB’s in a number of years. Prior to that, the only time I had was on a trip where we were staying in New York I believe it was for around a 5 day period, back in 2015, I believe. So,Continue reading “AirBNB’s and Hotels”
Sabbatical Time
After working at my corporate job for 10 years, my company allows me to take six weeks off to do whatever I fancy, a sabbatical. Since I started at my job in 2009, I became eligible for this in 2020. However, in early 2020, things happened in the world as a whole which put myContinue reading “Sabbatical Time”
Italy
Finally, after being home confined for the past two years, and not leaving the country in nearly three, we’re off to see the world again. This time, to Rome. We started talking about doing this trip for my wife’s birthday, however, it appeared at that time that the Delta variant was a on the riseContinue reading “Italy”
Thinking of Sabbatical
Having worked for my employer for more than 10 years, one of the perks I get is a sabbatical. This is a six weeks off that you can take, without pay, to do whatever you want, and come back to find your job is still waiting for you. Although, this is customarily without pay, youContinue reading “Thinking of Sabbatical”
Illinois 2021
After being locked down for over a year and a half, finally I am getting out again. A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to San Francisco, and now, I’m going to Illinois, the state where I spend the first 35 years of my life, with the exception of a few months in California IContinue reading “Illinois 2021”
San Francisco
So finally, after being essentially home confined for the past year and a half, were back to traveling again. Sure, there have been some quick road trips from Seattle, post COVID, but this is the first time we’ve traveled involving getting on a plane since this whole pandemic began back in February 2020. This trip,Continue reading “San Francisco”
Another year
To celebrate me getting another year old, my wife and I headed out from Seattle to Bremerton Washington. The purpose of this trip is really twofold. First, to celebrate me getting another year older and the second is to scope out the real estate market of Bremerton. Covid Covid has had quite an impact atContinue reading “Another year”
And here I go..... 