In 1966 my parents travelled around Europe right after getting married. They purchased a VW Beetle, cream coloured, direct from the factory in Wolfsburg Germany and embarked on their “four-month motor tour of Europe”. I only heard tidbits about this trip over the years, like their $5 a day budget or the Iberian cowbell they purchased that signals dinner call at the cottage, but overall not a lot. I was aware of the trip. That’s about it. Even for my mother, most details were long forgotten. But apparently not lost. Sorting through my father’s belongings, we discovered my Dad’s little green travel journal and my Mom’s letters to her parents. …