It was with much trepidation that we headed into our long awaited journey down to the southernmost continent, the last of the seven – Antarctica via Chile. Our itinerary was essentially to travel from DEN via IAH to SCL (Santiago, Chile), spend 5 days clearing COVID and any airline delays, and then travel onward to…
Yearly Archives: 2022
Santo Domingo Colonial City in 4 days
Now that we arrived, rested, and got situated at the hotel, it was time to explore the Santo Domingo Colonial district over the next 4 days. Since it was still daylight out, we thought we’d get a walk in before our 20:30 reservation at Jalao. Stepping out of Casas del XVI was always an adventure,…
Denver to Santo Domingo
For our third trip since the COVID vaccines, we opted to travel from Denver to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on a quick long-weekend jaunt. Since Antarctica, I’ve visited 95 countries and Brendan has visited 65, so we thought that the DR would be a nice and easy way to get closer to my 20 year…
Zürich to Denver in a pandemic
The next morning we were awake around 4AM to catch the 445AM train (the first train of the day) to Zurich Airport, making our final journey from Zürich to Denver in a pandemic. Our flight was around 7AM. When we got to the airport, there as already a really long line to check our bags,…
Lowkey Zurich
The next morning we woke up early to make our 945AM Covid test appointments on an otherwise lowkey Zürich day. The COVID tests were administered all over Switzerland, with ample testing centers throughout Zürich that one could schedule in advance. Our appointment was at the National Museum, although there appeared to be a test center…
Lichtenstein tour and more
Have a free day in Zurich? Try a day tour to Lichtenstein and the Alps