MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip Day 5 – December 10 2016 We woke up for one last breakfast at our favorite café, Cotidiano. After a gigantic breakfast, we split another schmalznudel at Cafe Frischhut. Schmalznudeln??? Mike wanted to capture the amount of butter the baker was adding to the fryer but […]
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip Day 4 – December 9 2016 After our late night, we didn’t end up rolling out of bed until about noon. We originally had plans to go to Neuschwanstein Castle, but that is at least two hours of travel each way, which was clearly not going
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip Day 3 – December 8 2016 We slept in a bit later than expected (by we I mean ‘I’) but couldn’t pass up another chance for breakfast at Cotidiano. We had plans to go to the Dachau Concentration Camp, so we got on the train to
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip Day 2 – December 7 2016 We woke up around 7:30 AM and thankfully were not feeling jet-lagged at all. After getting ready, layering up, and swallowing our nerves, we headed out to Cotidiano – a cafe recommended by our Airbnb host. {5 years and numerous
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip Day 1 – December 6 2016 Thankfully, the airport was slow. However, I was lucky enough to have the full TSA rub down and bag check experience! After going through the cat scan thing (scientific name), they detected an issue with my “crotchal region” (TSA agents
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Germany and Austria Trip About our trip to Germany and Austria This was the first trip Mike and I did on our own, without family making the bookings and handling the non-English communications. It was also our first time in Europe. We were so excited, over-prepared (yet, somehow, at the
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Costa Rica Trip Puerto Jimenez – Stop Three November 22-23 Our final stop before turning around and heading back to the airport was a few day stay in Puerto Jimenez. Puerto Jimenez on the coast of a bay that also neighbors Corcovado, a tropical rainforest. We made our way to
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Costa Rica Trip Dominical – Stop Two November 19-20 2015 On our way to Dominical, we joined The Official Crocodile Man Tour on the Tarcoles River. Our tour had only a few other people so it felt quite intimate. The boat was plenty big, but quite low to the water
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Costa Rica Trip Monteverde -Stop One November 17-18 2015 We landed in Liberia to begin our Costa Rican adventure down the west coast of the country. After renting our car, we quickly made our way to Rainbow Valley Lodge in Monteverde with a quick stop at a restaurant nearby. The
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Costa Rica Trip About our trip to Costa Rica We went to Costa Rica with Jess’ Mom and Stepdad. The tickets were found on an incredible sale, about $400 each person roundtrip! The parents did most of the trip planning, so we were along for the amazing ride. We had
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