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About theschneiduks

Lisa has a degree in biology and another in law and has spent the last 20 years working as a patent litigator. She is a voracious reader of young adult dystopian fiction and watches far too much bad tv. She loves pretty much anything to do with zombies, and doesn’t think there is anything weird about setting an alarm at 6 am on a weekend to stumble to a pub to watch her beloved Chelsea boys. Robert has had many professions, including a chef, a salesman, an IT guy and most recently, a stay at home dog dad. He speaks Italian and hopes to learn Spanish on this trip. He loves nothing more than a day spent sailing, hopes to do more scuba diving, and rues the day he introduced Lisa to football (i.e., soccer).

Only in America — 2022 Edition

As previously mentioned, we love, love, love stopping at the stupid roadside attractions whenever we do a road trip. And, boy, did we stop at some winners on our 2022 Midwest road trip. We’ve always said “Wisconsin is weird,” and … Continue reading

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Two Days in Lexington

At this point, you are probably thinking, hey, wasn’t the whole plan to go to Madison? Well, we did, but we didn’t stay long and we didn’t do much other than eat cheese curds and go to the concert, so … Continue reading

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Two Days in Eau Claire.

So, there probably isn’t any reason in the world to visit Eau Claire, Wisconsin unless you have family there. I mean, you can go for the cheese curds, but there are far more interesting towns to visit in Wisconsin that … Continue reading

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Two Days in Minneapolis

OK, I’m about to say something that is going to annoy some people. Here goes. Minneapolis is boring. (Nope, I definitely don’t have the “Minnesota nice” gene.) Yes, yes, I know, there are some world class things to do and … Continue reading

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Two Days in Milwaukee

Hello. It is me again. It has been a hot minute since I last posted anything because, for the longest time, we didn’t do anything post-worthy. But, we finally took a bit of a road trip and saw some fun … Continue reading

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Two Weeks in Cancun

As if we hadn’t already spent enough time in Mexico this year (and not nearly enough time in countries other than the U.S. and Mexico), we returned to Cancun, Mexico for two weeks in August. The grand plan was to … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts on Mexico City

Yeah, yeah, we were only there two weeks and we will definitely be going back, but you just know we have thoughts. Mexico City can be done very cheaply. You can get amazing street tacos for a mere seven pesos … Continue reading

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Two Weeks in Mexico City

So, we recently spent two weeks in Mexico City. It was fantastic. Clean, safe, and plenty to do. So, what should you do there? Well, here are a few of our favorite things. Eat. Yes, eat. The food is fantastic. … Continue reading

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Two Weeks in Cabo

So, way, way back in February, we spent two weeks in Cabo San Lucas. A friend was getting married there, and we, of course, took the opportunity for a longer visit. I’m not sure why it took me this long … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts on Spain (2021)

We had final thoughts on Spain back in 2019 when we first visited. But you just know that, after spending over two months there in 2021, we had more thoughts. So, away we go.

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