trips out-of-the country
Update: We have recently enjoyed a 2-day stopover in Iceland where we visited a new nature spa Hvammsvik. See my 1-minute video report here. This is now our favorite of all Iceland spas. The natural setting right on the beach is amazing and there are a variety of pools with different water temperatures. There are […]
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Last summer we spent 4 nights on Amalfi coast of Italy and it was as strikingly scenic as we have imagined it (it was also very crowded– but more about that later). I have been dreaming about visiting Amalfi coast (Unesco World Heritage Site) for a long time but was uncomfortable with the idea of
Amalfi Coast for Beginners: four day itinerary (without a car) Read More »
We have recently spent 4 days on Sao Miguel island in the Azores. Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal) is a 9-island archipelago located in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, some 870 miles west of Lisbon. Volcanic Azores are known for its hiking trails but as a non-hiker I was worried about finding things to do to
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A couple of summers ago (when our kids were a little younger) we went on a 2-week European roadtrip through Germany, Alsace (France), and Switzerland. It took me several months to plan this roadtrip and I am happy to share our itinerary to inspire you to start planning yours! We made 8 overnight stops on
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Last September our family of 5 (our two kids, ages 12 and 22, my husband and my Mom) went on a roadtrip around Iceland in 7 days. While it might be too packed an itinerary for many, we were very happy with how we planned our time in Iceland. Experiencing the many sides of Iceland
Around Iceland in 7 days Read More »
With over 150 islands to choose from, planning your first Greek islands vacation could be overwhelming. I planned our own first Greek islands vacation not too long ago and am happy to share the considerations that were part of our planning process. When choosing the Greek islands for our first Greek islands vacation, I weighed
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We have recently visited UK Parliament as part of our 5-day London itinerary (here are our youtube daily videos). We would have visited the Parliament even if we only had 1 or 2 days in the city! You might not always agree with UK politics but there is no denying that UK Parliament is a
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When we saw a ticket option with an 8-hour stopover in Lisbon on the way back to the U.S. from our Eastern European trip this summer, we joyfully went for it. This would be our first visit to Lisbon and Portugal; and – after re-visiting some memorable places from our youth on this trip, it
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Sometimes you only have 24 hours in a place and that becomes enough to fall in love with it. We had planned ahead and managed to do quite a lot in our 24-hour stay in Zurich, but even if you only have several hours to spare, I encourage you to grab the opportunity and just
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In Part 1 of Where We Stayed on our European Road trip last summer I shared our countryside Aparthotels “finds” in Ettal, Germany and Ribeauville, France. If you are stuck trying to choose between apartment and hotel conveniences, aparthotels offer the best of “both” worlds and we were very happy with our aparthotel country stays. For our shorter city
CHOOSING FAMILY ACCOMMODATIONS IN EUROPE . PART 2. City Life with a Character. Read More »