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The Johnsons' Journeys
The travel blog of Bryan & Katie Johnson


Oui, We Went to the Olympics!
Bryan and I can check off another item on our bucket list: We went to the Paris Olympics 2024!! We have done a lot of traveling since...

Katie Johnson
Jul 31, 202413 min read


July 4th in the Algarve
Happy 4th of July! With summer well underway, we figured it was time for another short trip. Seeing that Bryan had a long weekend off...

Katie Johnson
Jul 16, 202412 min read


Livin' & Limpin' Through Lisbon: Part Two
Saturday, May 25: Food Tour & Sunset Wine Cruise After an exhilarating night in Lisbon, jamming out to one of the most popular musicians...

Bryan Johnson
Jun 8, 202413 min read


Livin' the Best Era in Lisbon, Portugal: Part One
After a few great days in Spain with the Brandenburgs, it was finally time for us to jet off to Lisbon! Bryan lucked out with our trip...

Katie Johnson
Jun 7, 202412 min read


Drenched at Disneyland Paris: Spring Break with the Johnsons- Part Four
Woohoo! It's finally time for DISNEYLAND PARIS!!!! Jennifer and Kevin were kind enough to get our two-day park hopper tickets for us for...

Katie Johnson
Apr 16, 202412 min read


Paris Packed with People: Spring Break with the Johnsons-Part Three
April 2: Palace of Versailles & Wine Tasting Class After an 18-hour, non-stop day yesterday, we have another jam-packed day ahead of us!...

Bryan Johnson
Apr 15, 202413 min read


Picturesque Paris: Spring Break with the Johnsons- Part Two
With a few very wet days in Spain behind us, it was finally time to jet off for Paris with Jennifer and Kevin! April 1: TukTuk Tour, Food...

Katie Johnson
Apr 13, 202411 min read


In Love In London: 7th Anniversary Trip Part Two
Friday, March 15: Tower of London, Book of Mormon & Hadestown After waking up to the wonderful news of NC State beating Duke in the ACC...

Bryan Johnson
Mar 22, 202413 min read


In Love In London: 7th Anniversary Trip Part One
After subbing Monday and Tuesday, Bryan and I tested our almost-thirty bodies with a 3 am alarm on Wednesday morning to catch the first...

Katie Johnson
Mar 21, 202410 min read


Checkin' Out Czech Republic: Prague, Terezín & Kutna Hora
After enjoying our time in Nuremberg, Germany, and then a lovely day in the Medieval town of Český Krumlov, Czechia, we were eager to...

Bryan Johnson
Feb 13, 202418 min read


Ending January in Nuremberg, Germany & Czech Republic
Back in December, I was tracking discounted flights and stumbled upon round-trip tickets to Numeberg, Germany for $203. Knowing Prague...

Katie Johnson
Feb 11, 202416 min read


Roamin' Round Rome-Part 3: Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica & Michelangelos Galore
I'm not sure if you can tell from our last two posts but we have crammed a TON into our first two days in Rome. Today is our last full...

Katie Johnson
Jan 28, 20248 min read


Roamin' Round Rome-Part 2: Coliseum, Roman Forum, & Capuchin Crypts
Before we continue with the regularly scheduled content, let's pause and talk about the best dogsitter in all of Spain: Jessi! While we...

Bryan & Katie
Jan 27, 20249 min read


Roamin' Round Rome-Part 1: Golf Cart Tour, Panthenon & Pasta Making Class
Friday, January 12: Headed to Rome After a day at work, Katie, Cindy & Richard picked me up from the hospital at 2:00 pm to head to...

Bryan Johnson
Jan 25, 20248 min read


Lumos: Lighting up the New Year in London
After the frightening moment of getting crushed on a bridge & ringing in 2024, we bring you back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Bryan Johnson
Jan 18, 202412 min read


Ringing in the New Year in London's Winter Wonderland
Following a festive Christmas in Rota, it was time to adventure outside of Spain for a New Year's celebration to remember for years to...

Katie Johnson
Jan 6, 20247 min read


Very Merry Christmas In Vienna, Austria
After the Bratislava bus debacle, Katie and I finally made it to the Vienna Bus Center where we then decided to just Uber to our hotel!...

Bryan Johnson
Nov 24, 20237 min read


A Lot of Exploring in Bratislava, Slovakia!
Whew! September was a busy month filled with SIX countries in two weeks, so we decided to take it easy in October. By "take it easy," we...

Katie Johnson
Nov 21, 20237 min read


Summin' Up Our Cruise in Southern England with Big Rocks & Baths
Well, our 10-day cruise has come to an end and it's almost time to return to the real world. Key word: almost. Southampton Port Before we...

Katie Johnson
Sep 26, 20237 min read


Believe Me! We Never Want to Leave Amsterdam, Netherlands & Brugge, Belgium
At this point in our cruise, we have experienced Iceland's high prices and Norway's scenic views: now it's time to head farther south to...

Katie Johnson
Sep 25, 20239 min read
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