When we sold our house and stuff to travel for a year, we went to Europe. It’s the place we know best after the United States. Then we went back and spent another three months exploring the UK and continental Europe. We’ve even made plans for another two months in winter 2019-20. Suffice to say, we love Europe and it’s so easy to travel there.
Since we spend a month at a time in each location, we get the chance to know our destinations pretty well. We’d love to help you plan your trip.
I walked among the sculptures at Broomhill Sculpture Garden in Devon, England. A huge, rectangular boulder was suspended in the Y of a tree, a group of ghostly white figures circled a tree at the edge of a creek, a horse made of willow pranced through the azaleas, and a mirrored egg reflected the clouds, …
I asked fellow travel bloggers to share one of their favorite Slovenian places or activities. To start, here are the cities, towns, and caves that we visited on our year in Europe. Be sure to click over those pages for all the details. Free Things To Do in Ljubljana Things To Do in Ljubljana With …
What To Do In Slovenia This meaty post will help you plan your trip to Slovenia. Where to go, how to get there, where to stay, and Slovenia’s points of interest are all covered. For more detail on a particular location, click through to one of the site-specific posts. When you look at Slovenia on …
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Seal Rescue Centre Courtown One of the highlights of our time in Ireland was volunteering at Seal Rescue Ireland. This article will explain everything you need to know about visiting or volunteering at the seal rescue center in Courtown, Ireland. I’ll tell you how you can adopt a seal pup, work with abandoned seals, and …
As we have been traveling around Europe this last year we’ve seen a lot of interesting and inspiring cultural attractions. Museums, landmarks, churches, and castles have been part of our visit in every country. But my favorite outings have all been hikes. There are a lot of ways to get to know a place, but …
This article will help you plan your Bru na Boinne tour to Newgrange passage grave and Knowth passage grave in County Meath, Ireland. While watching a film at the Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford, Ireland, I saw footage of the Neolithic passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth. Normally, I do a little research …
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Sweden is the only country I’ve been to before that we are visiting on this year abroad. And Stockholm is the only city I’ve previously been to. Nearly 20 years ago, my mom and I took a trip to Sweden and Norway, but we only spent a day or two in Stockholm. This was my …
Swedish summerhouses are iconic. You know, the red cottages set next to a lake or the ocean where many Swedes spend their summers. The tradition of relaxing at a summer cabin is a long standing tradition in Sweden, a country filled with nature lovers. Of course, we wanted to get a little Swedish summerhouse action …
Places to Visit in Paris While we were in Paris, my friend and fellow junior high drill team member, came to visit. She had 4 days in Paris and we wanted to do it up. I came up with a four day Paris itinerary of the must see in Paris attractions. (These places to visit …
We are almost nine months into our year abroad. In some ways it has flown by, in other ways it seems like we left the United States a LONG time ago. Where We’ve Been If you are following along, you’ve seen highlights from the countries we’ve visited thus far.
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