Category Archives: Europe 2015

Dance Where You Are

Jordan Schwartz June 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

We stumbled on a bit of “silent disco” exploring the Joordan in Amsterdam today: a group of people dancing in virtual silence, all sharing the same beats via headphone. Needless to say, we scooped up a couple pairs of...

Waterland

Jordan Schwartz June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

Holland, I’m in love. Friday, we met up with our friend Laurie, hopped on our bikes and pedaled across Amsterdam, onto the (free!) ferry to Amsterdam-Noord, and then on out to the Dutch countryside of Waterland. Jaw-dropping, simple beauty....

Algarve Camping

Jordan Schwartz June 2, 2015June 16, 2018 1 Comment

We were a little spooked by Lagos, honestly. With its tangle of identical looking cobbled streets filled with identical looking “touristic” restaurants, its bland town beach filled with selfie-shooting European girls and lizard-tanned British retirees, it felt like tourist...

Praia João d’Arens

Jordan Schwartz May 24, 2015May 24, 2015 1 Comment

We’ve made our way down from Lisbon to the southern coast of Portugal (the Algarve) for some beach and sunshine before we finish up our trip in chilly Amsterdam. Our first stop is in Lagos (pronounced “Lagoosh”), a bit...

Colares

Jordan Schwartz May 20, 2015May 22, 2015 Leave a Comment

One of our favorite traveling tricks is to take a trip within the trip. We leave most of our things at our apartment, book a second AirBnB apartment somewhere nearby, and take a vacation! It sounds expensive, but it’s not:...