Hope Hertz Doesn't Read This! (Germany's Romantic Road)

The Plan: Rent a car, and drive from Krakow, Poland to Bamberg, Germany spending five days making our way up the Romantic Road. It was a good plan. In theory it should have worked.

The Execution: After discovering that there would be a SUBSTANTIAL fee for renting a car in Poland and dropping it off in Germany, Bob came up with the next most logical plan. He'd take a bus to the airport in Krakow, fly to Cologne, sit in the airport for four hours, fly back across Germany to Dresden, rent the car there, drive five Sshhhh. That's her behind me.hours back to Poland, get a good night's sleep and hit the road the next day. Sure!

So on a beautiful, sunny Thursday in the last week of August we packed the car to the brim, and headed out of Krakow (stopping oh so briefly on our way out of town to snap a pic at our favorite curmudgeony meat counter and then get chased out of the store by the security guard). Farewell Poland -- Hello Romantic Road!

An hour out of Krakow, Owen threw up in

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More Flickr Pix Galore

We just posted quite a few new fun-filled and action-packed photos on Flickr. This is just one (obviously)... Click HERE to see more!Jeero the Ugly Doll on the wall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

10.5 Awesome Things For Slow Travelers to Drag With Them

Hello All!!  We're just settling in to Bamberg, Germany after a week on the Romantic Road.  We'll post more soon on our new digs.  In the meantime - enjoy this un-paid commercial message:

This is the blog post where we shamelessly plug some of the items for sale in our Amazon Store. But, we didn't put them in the store just because we hoped to make a nickel from the sale, we put them there because they're things we're using right now on our Slow Travel Trek (or very similar to the ones we have) and think that others might find them useful too while traveling.

1. We like to cook, which is a good thing because if you're traveling for an extended time you'll save a lot of money by eating in. When I cook in someone else's kitchen, I can make do with whatever pans are available, a tiny cook top or even a crooked stove, but I want a GOOD knife. As long as you're checking

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Video Blog: Killer Bat Attack

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I'm a Professional Sound Man, Don't Try This at Home

Wielickza Salt Mine photo from Kopalnia.pl websiteYesterday we went to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. It's astonishing. We walked down 400 wooden steps just to start the tour of this vast underground mine that began operating 700 years ago, and 400 more steps during the tour. The whole thing is a little like the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in a salt mine -- an awesome combination of history and camp. Maybe the cast-offs from Madame Tussauds or Macy's discarded mannequins were given

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