MIKE AND JESS' TRAVEL DIARY
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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Oregon Coast Trip
August 2024
For Nix’s and my birthday, we took a week off work to travel the Oregon Coast! We were hoping for tiny beach towns,...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
About our trip to the Netherlands and West Germany
We wanted the transportation part of this trip to be easier than...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 11 – December 11 2023
Our last day of the trip!! I (Jess) have been looking forward to this day trip a...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 10 – December 10 2023
It was time to move – again! We packed up and took a direct, 3.50-hour train...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 9 – December 9 2023
Written by Mike:
Today was our last full day in Dortmund. Unfortunately we still weren’t...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 8 – December 8 2023
This will be a boring post because it was a boring day. Unfortunately, the run-down-ness...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 7 – December 7 2023
What a crazy day today was. We had decided to have a down day and relax in Dusseldorf...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 6 – December 6 2023
We had a late start to the day, but Mike still had not slept well. Our easiest day...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 5 – December 5 2023
We woke up early to catch a morning train for Dusseldorf. Our only option was to take...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 4 – December 4 2023
We decided last night to not set an alarm to make sure we caught up on sleep. After...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 3 – December 3 2023
Jet lag really affected us last night. Even though we were exhausted, we could not...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 2 – December 2 2023
After 12 much needed hours of sleep, we woke up feeling great and excited to explore...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Netherlands and West Germany Trip
Day 1 – December 1 2023
After 19 hours of travel, we touched down in Amsterdam! Neither of us slept a wink...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Slovenia and Portugal Trip
About our trip to Slovenia and Portugal
This was our first international trip since 2019 due to the pandemic. It was also...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Slovenia and Portugal Trip
Day 14- May 17 2023
First thing this morning, we walked to the Sao Bento train station to head to Guimaraes, a small town...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Slovenia and Portugal Trip
Day 13 – May 16 2023
We woke up really early in hopes of beating the crowds out to the viewpoints and buildings we...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Slovenia and Portugal Trip
Day 12 – May 15 2023
Today was a travel day from Lisbon to Porto. Our train departed at noon, so we packed up and...
MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY
Slovenia and Portugal Trip
Day 11 – May 14 2023
We woke up early to get a heads start on the day. We were taking a train out to Sintra, a very...