Smoky Mountains National Park
This post should be called Smoky Mountains aka Rainy Mountains. The week of our vacation was the same week that hurricane Joaquin was threatening to make landfall in the southeast of the US, so it rained pretty much the whole…
Nashville, Tennessee
We spent a few nights and two days in Nashville during our trip. I think I was surprised by Nashville because I was expecting it to be like New Orleans – music and street musicians everywhere. Well, there was music…
Caves in the Dominican Republic
One of the most amazing things we saw in the Dominican Republic were all the caves. We only went to two – Cuevas de las Maravillas and Tres Ojos. The first one, Cuevas de las Maravillas was a HUGE cave in the…
Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo
During our Dominican Republic vacation, we stayed in Juan Dolio for a couple of days. While we were in Juan Dolio, we explored the beach, went to Cuevas de las Maravillas, and took a half-day trip to the Colonial Zone…
Teleférico in Puerto Plata
After the 27 Charcos we headed to Puerto Plata. Our first stop was the teleférico, which is a cable car that takes you up a mountain. The teleférico closed at 5, but we knew we wanted to get there as early as possible…
27 Charcos (Waterfalls)
One of the most fun things we did in the Dominican Republic was the 27 Charcos tour. We drove over there from Santiago in the morning, and that was a good decision on our part because when we were done with our…
The Monument in Santiago, Dominican Republic
When we went to the Dominican Republic, we were planning on spending a few days in Santiago, where Aldo grew up, so we can visit his friends and family. I was excited to see the area where Aldo grew up,…
El Salto del Limón
During our stay in Las Terrenas, we decided to take a trip to the waterfall in El Limón – a secluded 52 meter waterfall with a swimming hole at the bottom. We had several options for getting there – on…
The Colosseum and the Roman Forum
The few things that we reserved tickets for in advance for our Italy trips were Vatican City, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, and the Accademia Gallery in Florence. We read about the long lines to get into each one…