A super-contagious pandemic variant, testing in short supply, and an intense snowstorm make their mark on our first trip back to America in two years.

Italy can be a lovely place, assuming you’re able to deal with the mosquitos buzzing in your ears all night.

Trying to stay dry while hiking and camping across Switzerland in one of the wettest summers in recorded history.

With antibodies slowly filling our bloodstream, we hop a train to the Czech Republic to play around on weird rocks and eat food covered in gravy.

Stir crazy after eight consecutive months stuck in Berlin, we decide to drive to Luxembourg to go hiking and eat food with our friends.

When you’ve been stuck inside for months, even sleeping in the snow sounds like an entertaining change of pace.