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’m sitting in a leaned-back bench overlooking a turquoise river. I’ve got a beer in my hand and relaxation on my mind. Tomorrow we will be whitewater rafting, but tonight it’s all about kicking back and eating delicious food. This is Bosnia. I don’t know about you, but when I think about Bosnia my mind …
Where is Montenegro and How Did We End Up Here? Good question. Montenegro is part of the former Yugoslavia. It borders Croatia (a tiny bit) on the northwest, Albania on the southeast, Serbia on the northeast, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to the north and northeast. It’s in the Balkans and the western border …
See the Louvre with Kids Paris is overwhelming. That’s just the reality. There are so many art museums in Paris, attractions (the Eiffel Tower! The Catacombs! Notre Dame!), cafés, parks, and other famous spots, that you simply can’t see them all. In addition to the ridiculous abundance of Paris attractions, you have to deal with …
Aix-en-Provence, France is a wealthy town of 140,000 in the south of the country. Many people combine a trip to Aix with other towns in Provence, France. While there weren’t a lot of kid-specific activities there, we were able to find several awesome things to do in Aix-en-Provence with kids and it is still one …
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While in Scotland, Henry and Anders decided to Go Ape in Aberfoyle. What does that mean? Go Ape! is high ropes and zip line course in Queen Elizabeth Park near Aberfoyle where you can fly 46 meters above the ground on two of Britain’s longest zip wires. They swung through the trees, swooped on a swing, …
If you are following along, you will recall that when we last left our heroines they were holding onto each other in a graveyard tomb. Now you get to hear about the second day of our awesome girls’ weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nothing creepy or scary happened. Just more food, gardens, and pretty buildings. This …
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This itinerary of how to spend a girls’ weekend in Edinburgh got way too long, so here’s Day One. I have been begging my friends to come visit me in Europe. It’s no big deal,: leave your family, take off work, fly across the ocean at great expense, and come play with me! Luckily, my …
We are normally a family of walkers, but every once in awhile we get off our feet and change things up. We had so much fun on these two family bike rides in England and Scotland. It has us considering a multi-day adventure later this summer. There are so many places to cycle in the …
While in Britain, we decided it was time to get around to taking a Bath….tour. Aren’t I hilarious? What we really did was spend a day in Bath, England. While walking along Saunton Beach in Devon with a couple of Henry’s friends from grad school, they mentioned we should visit Bath. They said there isn’t anything …
If you have been following along, you’ll know that we are taking it easy in London and just doing a couple things a day. We want to enjoy being in London without running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Because that would be cruel. Here’s how we spent a couple days seeing lots …
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