Mongo Quest

In a country full of great food, beautiful scenery, rich history and interesting people - I'm almost embarassed to admit how much I love the Italian highway system known as Autostrade per l'Italia. I'm sure it didn't hurt that we rolled out of Venice in a sporty little Lancia Delta... a car that

Home Base

Well, here's where it all begins: home. All my life, I've dreamed of the adventure that is now unfolding before me... but now I'm starting to think about what I'm leaving behind. While I'm dying to get out to explore other parts of the world, I also know that this place I'm leaving is

London 2010

London 2010 – Day Five

Hitting the Road Not so easy to get out of bed this morning, but we needed to get an early start. Today we rented a car and set out to Bath and Stonehenge. The round trip was about 240 miles. Just like last year, everyone we talked to was shocked that we planned to make it there and back in one day

MASCOTS

BBV Does Europe

Here's a quick look at BBV's adventures around London, Paris and Rome in March / April 2009. As you can see, BBV really knows how to get down whether in a restaurant, museum or on the streets. Sadly, BBV never made it out of my pocket during some key adventures and we missed some great photo ops,

Resources

Travel Resources

Here is a section of handy books, websites and other information to prepare you for your own MongoQuest. BudgetTravel.com or Budget Travel Magazine Well-written and wide-ranging travel features, bargain vacation packages, and tons of other resources for travellers. www.budgettravel.com Moo

Webcam Traveller

So, what to do when the appetite for travel is large and the budget is prohibitively small? And, after all, you can't be on vacation all of the time, right? My solution: become a webcam traveller. Long before I ever laid eyes on the Eiffel Tower in person, I gazed at it lovingly every

Year Abroad

What I Hope to Gain

As I prepare for our year abroad, I'm asking myself what I hope to gain from this experience. Sounds like an easy one, right? Almost not worth asking really. But Jose asked me this a couple of months ago and it got me thinking... a lot. It's not like we are going on a vacation. It's easy to u