by No Ordinary Homestead | Jun 10, 2025 | Fitness, Rock Climbing, Travel
When planning a trip to Europe, most people obsess over which jacket to bring, how many pairs of pants to pack, or whether they’ll need an adapter. But one of the most important travel decisions often goes overlooked: your footwear. And for travelers navigating...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Aug 28, 2019 | Expat Life, Rock Climbing, Running Gear, Travel
While hunting may no longer be a necessary means of survival in today’s day and age, the therapeutic practice is still enjoyed by many who seek to reap the rewards and thrills of the hunt. However, if you are hoping to venture out into the great outdoors to hunt your...
by Tiffany | Apr 30, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Travel
I’m sure this might seem absurd and perhaps even a bit frivolous…but if you know us, you know w love to go climbing. Unfortunately there are not many places close to us which allow us to do decent climbing. There is an indoor hall in Frankfurt but...
by Tiffany | Apr 17, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel
As you might have guessed, we’re already home and have been for over a week now. But we didn’t get around to writing anything on Sunday or Monday because we were busy doing some climbing and then driving home. Sunday morning we got up and went to have...
by Tiffany | Apr 7, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel
This morning we were the first ones at Arcegno, a pretty nice area with a couple of routes in our range. Since we haven’t climbing in about a year due to getting the dog, buying the farm and other things that took up our time, we basically have to stick to the...
by Tiffany | Apr 7, 2007 | Europe, Rock Climbing, Switzerland, Travel
We arrived without incident in Locarno yesterday. We didn’t take Ayla with us when we checked in but we ran into the owners over the course of the afternoon anyway. They didn’t seem too alarmed by her size although she massively dwarfed their 4 kg...