A Family Exploring the Worlds of Fandom Together
Welcome to our Traveling archives—where adventure meets nerd culture!
While Nola Nerd Couple began as CookTravelEat, exploring the world is still at the heart of what we do. We share our family’s journeys, from epic European adventures to local road trips, all with a nerdy twist.
Here you’ll find:
Whether you’re planning your own adventure or just love reading about travel, join us as we explore the world—one nerdy destination at a time!
This weekend Nola Nerd Couple will be attending Pensacon in Pensacola, Florida. We believe this is one of the best Comic-Cons on the Gulf Coast and in the South. Perfectly located near the beach and I-10, Pensacon allows for a perfect getaway weekend. Pensacon is a growing con that always gets great…
Our Goto Source for Our Europe Trips When Kurt and I planned to spend a month in Europe in the summer of 2010, we knew we needed guidance. In some cities, we knew we would only have a day and half. We needed guide that was not afraid to be…
The worst part about Dublin was getting there. Our flight was before 7 am, which meant we had to be at the airport entirely too early. We were planning to fly to London after Dublin for our first free weekend. We had three reasons to go to London. We wanted…
Our first full day in Edinburgh was a walk around day. In fact, if my Fitbit was to be believed, it was over 9 miles. The day served as a precursor to what we would do in Edinburgh. The more we reflect on our trip the more we realized how much…
We arrived in Edinburgh at the wonderful hour of 6 am on a Saturday morning. We waited in the airport for a little bit before taking the bus to the city center. The three of us, Cristina, our classmate Cody, and myself, walked to the Royal Mile. This was a…
I bought my first Replacements album on December 27, 1990. You can read more about that story here. It’s hard for me to express what the band truly means to me. Each album, which I discovered in reverse order, spoke to me as a best friend would. They made me not…
I thought last summer would be a peaceful summer at home. Whenever anyone asked where we were going, I would answer maybe a few weekend trips. I should have known better. Southeastern was offering their study abroad to Scotland and Ireland in the summer of 2014. The first time Cristina…
The next morning was an early morning and when we landed in Normandy, we landed at Sword Beach, where the British 101st Airborne launched their invasion on D-Day. Our first stop was to Pegasus Bridge, where, right after midnight on 6 June 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division, pulled in…
Our time in London, one of my favorite cities, draws to a close as the next leg on our adventure begins. Today we departed for Portsmouth to set sail across the English Channel on a ferry for Normandy. But first, we stopped at the Southwick House near Portsmouth. The Southwick…