TikTok Made Me Do It

Like most Americans our age or just most people, period, Chris and I have a social media addiction. Neither of us is currently seeking help. Over the tail end of last year, TikTok bombarded Chris with all of the fun…
Like most Americans our age or just most people, period, Chris and I have a social media addiction. Neither of us is currently seeking help. Over the tail end of last year, TikTok bombarded Chris with all of the fun…
First they came for the socialists immigrants, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist an immigrant.Then they came for the trade unionists trans, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist trans.Then…
I’m sad to say it took us nearly 5 years to visit one of our neighboring cities, Tacoma. We’ve driven through it tons on our way to Portland or Olympic National Park but stopping? Exploring? Meh… it always seemed like…
Every winter we talk about escaping the gray that is the PNW and heading somewhere warm and sunny. This year, we finally did it! Originally, I called it our makeup beach vacation from when I got sunburned and couldn’t actually…
Not only are the hills alive with the sound of cowbells, they are alive with the sound of me huffing and puffing my way up a mountain. Chris planned our adventures for the day. I requested we go hiking in…
We have a history with trains. Okay. It isn’t much of a history but getting kicked off of one is certainly one of our more memorable travel adventures. Today was an equally memorable adventure and it ended on a train.…
I’ve been torn the last few days. I really wanted to go to the highest peak in Germany, Zugspitze, but I also wanted to go to explore the nearby Partnach Gorge. Decisions. Decisions. The weather didn’t look favorable for good…
I’ve not been sleeping well and the weather in Bad Wiessee is gray with a side of gloom. Needless to say, I wasn’t overly excited about the nearby hike I’d picked out. Never mind that it had a fancy restaurant…
The rest of Day 1 was pretty uneventful. We picked up a rental car and made our way to Bad Wiessee. It’s a small town located along Lake Tegernesee about an hour South of Munich. There were cows on my…
Whelp. The rally didn’t go as planned. We both crashed too early and woke up around 1AM with headaches and stuffy heads. I medicated and was able to go forth into the world but Chris elected to have a chill…