RING BUMP adventures
Fun stories.
Hard lessons.
Shenanigans.
Ciao! We are Steve and Dawn. We didn’t want to rot in place in retirement so we took a bold step. RING BUMP. We sold everything and moved to Italy. RING BUMP. Our goal was to travel throughout Europe without suffering jet lag. It wasn’t easy. But it WAS worth it. RING BUMP. Then things went south …
We were …
Living in Italy
We are now …
Back and Traveling in the USA
On January 22, 2022 we celebrated our six year anniversary of living in Italy. We had so many adventures! Then the Tyrants took over and started flexing their muscles, bullying people, and lobbing missiles. Naturally, we hightailed it out of there.
Thus begins a new chapter. You’ll be seeing some changes soon. As always, we hope our stories will inspire you to dream big and live a magical life.
Arfy, SpecialFeature
LatestYou never bark alone in Barc-e-lona
by Arfy | Arfy, Barcelona, On the Lam
You never bark alone in Barc-e-lona Mom and Dad settled in for a nap. They had been gone for a long time. I snuggled with them straight away. Naps are the best! When they woke up they talked about going out for food. *sigh* I...
Hello world!
Posted by Steve and Dawn | SpecialFeature, Us, USA
How we did it
Posted by Dawn | Daily Life, Haven, Us
Time to Celebrate
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Monaco, On the Lam, Recent Trips
Freedom is an art
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Barcelona, On the Lam
Art, hats and sore backs
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Barcelona, On the Lam
What is going on?!?
Posted by Arfy | Arfy, Daily Life, Italian Living, SpecialFeature
A country drive
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Italian Living
This looks interesting
Posted by Arfy | Arfy, Daily Life, Italian Living
What a ride. What a ride.
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Germany, Recent Trips, Travel Tales
Rain, Castles, and Goulash
Posted by Steve and Dawn | Germany, Recent Trips, Travel Tales
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PopularHow we did it
by Dawn | Daily Life, Haven, Us
RING BUMPing started so many years ago we don’t rightly remember.
Germany
Top RatedGoing to get Rolland
We’d been planning this part of the trip for two years. As with everyone, we were shut down and our 2020 plans were shut down.
Barcelona, On the Lam, Spain
LatestYou never bark alone in Barc-e-lona
by Arfy | Arfy, Barcelona, On the Lam
You never bark alone in Barc-e-lona Mom and Dad settled in for a nap. They had been gone for a long time. I snuggled with them straight away. Naps are the best! When they woke up they talked about going out for food. *sigh* I...
Us
LatestYou never bark alone in Barc-e-lona
by Arfy | Arfy, Barcelona, On the Lam
You never bark alone in Barc-e-lona Mom and Dad settled in for a nap. They had been gone for a long time. I snuggled with them straight away. Naps are the best! When they woke up they talked about going out for food. *sigh* I...
Steve’s Cave Man Cave Corner
Top RatedWhy a car?
We decided that renting a car and driving ourselves whenever and wherever we pleased was the best choice of transportation for the type of trip we were planning.
Italian Living, Italy
LatestThe Locked Out and Locked Down Blues
by Steve and Dawn | Daily Life, Italian Living, Us
The Locked Out and Locked Down Blues It’s been a rough two years, hasn’t it? Here in Italy, they have a tyrant masquerading as a Prime Minister. It just keeps getting worse. Especially as many countries are now opening up. You...
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Meet Arfy
by Arfy | Arfy, Daily Life
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How we did it
by Dawn | Daily Life, Haven, Us
RING BUMPing started so many years ago we don’t rightly remember.
Read MoreHello world!
by Steve and Dawn | SpecialFeature, Us, USA
Welcome to our blog. People often asked us to write our stories …
Read MoreYou never bark alone in Barc-e-lona
by Arfy | Arfy, Barcelona, On the Lam
You never bark alone in Barc-e-lona Mom and Dad settled in for a nap. They had been gone for a long time. I snuggled with them straight away. Naps are the best! When they woke up they talked about going out for food. *sigh* I...
Read MoreFreedom is an art
Freedom is an art Barcelona prides itself on its artists and architects. The City has a singular...
Read MoreArt, hats and sore backs
Barcelona is magical. Great food. Great wine. Great art.
Read MoreWell we’ve never been to Spain but we kinda like the freedom
Being locked down sucks. Being locked out is coercion. “Homey don’t play dat,” as the old saying goes.
Read MoreRecent Posts
- Hello world!
- How we did it
- Our first few days
- Our first walkabouts
- Meet Arfy
- This looks interesting
- Why a car?
- Caverna di Rolland
- Going to get Rolland
- Look! There it is!
- Rain, Castles, and Goulash
- Takin’ that ride to nowhere. We’ll take that ride.
- We’re on the Road to Nowhere. Now we lost our guide.
- What a ride. What a ride.
- We’re on the road to paradise
- My process
- A country drive
- What is going on?!?
- The Locked Out and Locked Down Blues
- Time to Celebrate
- A Lazy Day to Top Off a Grand Gala
- Cars in Monaco
- Well we’ve never been to Spain but we kinda like the freedom
- Art, hats and sore backs
- Freedom is an art
- You never bark alone in Barc-e-lona