Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

After talking to my doctor as well as an orthopedic doctor here in Boston (who very responsibly informed me of the potential risk of traveling before my ankle is fully healed, and who also gave me lots of good advice to help keep the healing process going while I continue to travel), I’ve decided to […]

I just got back home.  Dave’s on his way now – we couldn’t get on the same flight, so I’m picking him up in a few hours.  Everything seems to be where we left it. So here’s The Ugly Truth: I just weighed myself and I gained 10 pounds on this trip.  No one should […]

Here is the view from our room in Munich (actually, Fürstenfeldbruck near Munich): (This is our friend Petra’s garden. She has quite the green thumb.) – Meredith

We were sitting in a small restaurant in Montepulciano and our waitress was fascinated by the electronic dictionary gadget we’ve been using for English/Italian translation (highly recommended by the way; worth the money). She asked me to translate the word “gelato” and the result that came up was “ice cream.” She pointed this out to […]

I’ve just posted three more galleries of photographs from our trip to Italy. It feels good to finally be caught up since we left Venice one week ago. So without further ado, the gallery from the Cinque Terre is here, the gallery from Lake Como, Ravenna, and Bologna is here, and the gallery from Venice […]

I think that “The Dolomites” sounds like it could have been the title for a bad Hanna-Barbera cartoon from the 1970s.  The Dolomites are a band of crime-fighting heroes.  There’s a strong man, a hot woman, a not-so-ambiguously gay teenage boy, and some mascotty-type animal that speaks gibberish, but all the Dolomites can understand what […]

The doctor in Merano took my plaster cast off for good!  It’s been replaced by an air cast that I only wear during the day with a sneaker.  I’ll need to wear it for four weeks.  But, I’m quite happy hobbling around, and I’ve already ditched my crutches for most walking situations. BTW, my left […]

Here is the view from our apartment in Merano:   – Meredith

Venice has been praised and put down by so many people.  I think it’s the kind of place you have to experience yourself and make up your own mind. The Cons It’s touristy, expensive, and it’s hard to find a good meal at a remotely reasonable price. The Pros It’s beautiful, over-the-top, and fun to […]

Let’s have a little quiz. Where are we in this picture? Oh, wait. You can’t tell. Because there are no clues in the picture. It could have been taken anywhere which means it’s not a great vacation photo. I find it very tough to get someone else to take a picture of us on a […]