by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 2, 2026 | Astoria, Oregon, United States
Here we go again, living in an Airbnb for one month. We are all about the view, and what a view we find in Astoria, Oregon. Watching massive cargo ships and tankers pass below the 4.1-mile-long Astoria-Megler Bridge puts us in a trance. This behemoth crosses the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Mar 29, 2026 | Europe, Nazare, Portugal
Escalating war in the Middle East. Governmental discord and disfunction in the USA. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers calling in sick because they are not being paid. We are beyond fortunate to safely fly from the United States to Portugal. It is...
by ronmitchelladventure | Dec 2, 2025 | Arenys De Mar, Barcelona, Spain
A one-hour train ride from the lively city of Barcelona takes us to the laid-back fishing port of Arenys de Mar, where our one bedroom Airbnb awaits. I think that we could sit on this 12th floor balcony forever, and watch the sail boats and paddle boarders on the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 28, 2025 | Alaska, United States
After traveling to over one hundred different countries (only once on a cruise and that was a small ship to Antarctica) people often ask which is our favorite place. A tricky question, due to the uniqueness of each country. However, the answer glares at us – the USA...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 29, 2024 | Canada, Newfoundland
Live music fills the streets and pubs of downtown St. John’s as if it is the Austin, Texas of far northeast Canada. Day or night, Irish music rules this city. How far northeast is it? The most easterly point in North America. From this point, if you stand at the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 16, 2024 | Canada, Labrador, Newfoundland
We have neither seen nor eaten Cod Tongues for seven years, the last time we ventured into Labrador. It is one of the food treats we look forward to revisiting. Let us celebrate completing the roughest part of the Trans-Labrador Highway with a three-night stay at the...
