July 30 – August 27, 2022 (Summer) After visiting Vilnius three straight years in a row, then being kept away for three more thanks to COVID, this was an emotional stay for us. It was a homecoming, a chance to catch up, a whirlwind tour of all of our favorite…
July 2 – 30, 2022 (Summer) If Bratislava rings a bell, it’s probably as the stereotypically bleak and debaucherous ‘Eastern European’ city in the movie Eurotrip (ironically filmed in Prague). While it used to have a bit of a stag night problem, it’s increasingly become a bedroom community and satellite…
June 4 – July 2, 2022 (Summer) Poland was high on our list to revisit, and after excellent stays in Warsaw, Krakow, and Tri-City, it was clear what our next destination should be: Poznan! Then we learned that Wrocław hosted something called the Good Beer Festival at “Tarczyński Arena” and…
May 28 – June 4, 2022 (Spring) We barely spent a week in Bucharest to line up a flight, but returning after so many years felt like catching up with an old friend. Or maybe an acquaintance? We’re not the first ones to say that the best sides of Romania…
April 30 – May 28, 2022 (Spring) As the Romanian spring grew warmer, we decided to head up to the heart of the Carpathian Mountains and beautiful Brașov. Like Porto, it has a touristic reputation that belies a very homey and welcoming vibe. We were charmed immediately, and with daily…
April 2 – 30, 2022 (Spring) After a month in Ireland we still needed two more outside Schengen, so we returned to our old friend Romania. With many of the country’s larger cities under our belt – Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iași – we decided it was time to savor spring…
March 5 – April 1, 2022 (Spring) The grass is always greener in Ireland. Literally, when you’re coming from the Algarve. We planned our arrival assuming a functional transit network, with a flight in to Dublin and a direct train down to Killarney. Only Irish Rail had neglected to inform…
February 6 – March 5, 2022 (Winter) The beaches in Espinho are among the best in northern Portugal. The beaches in the Algarve are among the best in the world. After two months in Porto’s orbit, we boarded a train south to Lagos to watch the sun set on our…
January 9 – February 6, 2022 (Winter) Porto was an absolute treat, but even with Covid and the offseason pushing down prices, accommodations were a little much. So we decided to split our stay between downtown and a cute bedroom community down the coast. Espinho gives off major SoCal vibes.…
December 12, 2021 – January 9, 2022 (Winter) “If you like Lisbon, you’ll love Porto.” We’ve lost count of how many times we’ve been recommended a touristic destination and preferred the less popular alternative. Warsaw over Kraków, Vilnius over Riga, Zagreb over Split. If there’s a city comparison to be…
We are Kevin and Danielle (and Kieran) Tarchenski, a family of introverts that travel the world. Why? To save money, have fun, maybe learn a thing or two. We love to work from the road and write about our adventures. Most of all, we enjoy living simply: peaceful walks, homecooked meals, quiet nights in – wherever we make our home this month.
