by ronmitchelladventure | May 31, 2024 | Belgium, Brussels, Europe, North Macedonia
I sit on the train from Clermont-Ferrand to Paris trying not to touch my knees against the young woman’s sitting directly across from me. We shall try not to look at each other for the next five hours. Squeals of an infant, also across from me, screech through my...
by ronmitchelladventure | May 25, 2024 | Bulgaria, Europe, France
After one week together in Barcelona, Marilynn and I ventured out into solo travel. We will meet-up in Helsinki, Finland three weeks from now. She leaves our hotel room for an early morning flight to Sofia, Bulgaria. I taxi to the train station for a long ride to...
by ronmitchelladventure | May 13, 2024 | Barcelona, Spain
After one week in Barcelona, Marilynn and I look forward to separate, solo international travel adventures. She will fly to Bulgaria, while I take a train to one of France’s oldest cities, Clermont Ferrand. We will find out where the travel gods guide us from there,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 12, 2024 | Asia, Bali, Ubud
The town of Ubud proves to be the perfect place for me to relax and recover from surfing injuries. Full of spiritual and kind Hindu vibes, it has so many temples that some of them have turned into guest houses. Meanwhile, the intrepid Marilynn braves scooter clogged...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 10, 2024 | Asia, Bali, Indonesia
Sit in a surf bar. Sip a Bali Hai beer. Stare at the ocean bobbing with surfer hard bodies and string bikinis. Even a breeze over the waves cannot cool our sweat soaked bodies. Eighty-eight degrees Fahrenheit has a feel of one-hundred-one degrees (38 C) in this...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 4, 2024 | Europe, Italy, Sicily
We must cram in more activities before our time in Sicily ends. Start with a no-brainer, a final visit to the local fish market. I opt for squid rather than octopus. Gently pull off the little fella’s slimy head, save the savored tentacles, skin the body, and then cut...
