Two cats
and a couple.
Hi, we're Rose and Jeff! We split our year between Boulder, Colorado and Leonidio, Greece, with plenty of travel in between. Together we've visited over 55 countries across 5 continents. Our beloved cat Goldie has been along for many of these adventures, and she recently gained a companion — Ellie, who we adopted in Greece. This blog captures our wanderings through stories and photos.
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Tiraspol: Where the USSR Never Ended
A Country That Doesn't Exist Tiraspol is the capital of Moldova’s breakaway state in Transnistria (the Romanian name, the official Russian name is “Pridnestrovia”). By “breakaway state”, I mean that Transnistria is a fully functioning country. It has its own currency (Pridnestrovian Ruble, not accepted anywhere outside of…
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Moldova: The Country Nobody Visits
Together we've traveled to over 60 countries across five continents. Of all of them, Moldova is the most off the beaten track.…
Wintry Warsaw
We emerged from the central train station into downtown Warsaw - skyscrapers overhead, bustling streets in every direction. What a better way…
Berlin Again
Berlin is about as opposite of Cairo, our previous stop, as you can get. It's orderly, clean, cold (snowy, in fact!) and…
Cairo Gets Under Your Skin
The typical way a tourist experiences Cairo is via guided tours: visit the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, stroll through the…
A Couple and A Couple of Cats: The story of Ellie
We've added another (furry) member to the family. Here is Ellie's story. Kittens! Rose actually rescued Ellie the day she was born.…
Singapore Snapshots: 3 Days in the Lion City
Singapore has a feline identity crisis; known as both the Lion City and one of the four Asian Tigers. Within the span…