trips out-of-the country
In our 15-day European road trip last summer, we have stayed overnight in 8 different places. While I absolutely love putting together an itinerary of cultural and fun attractions, choosing where to stay is a daunting task (and the amount of time spent looking for that perfect hotel for your budget does not directly relate […]
Choosing Family Accommodations in Europe . Part 1. Aparthotels. Read More »
There might be something about the sound of the name (possibly coupled with influences from 19-century Russian novels), but Lucerne has always had a magical spell on me. It is difficult to match our own high expectations for a new place (or anything) but luckily Lucerne lived up to the promise. We “sampled” this magical town
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When I asked (rhetorically) who would be interested in reading another family’s travel year recoup, Vit immediately retorted: “I WOULD!“ So this post is for my husband and travel partner Vit (also known as a person behind most of the pictures on the blog) in gratitude for helping to make our family weekend celebrations a reality. And
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Last summer, as part of our European road trip, we found ourselves with 6 hours to spend in Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace and official seat of the European Parliament. You can easily spend several days in this beautiful city on the eastern border of France (with Germany) with remarkable architectural influences of the two
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In Baden-Baden Part 1, I told you about our Family Spa Day in this beautiful spa town in South West Germany: taking in the waters of modern Caracalla Spa and enjoying cultural and nature attractions with our kids. We are lucky that in our family travels these days we get to have Part 2: Date Night. You
SPA WEEKEND IN BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY. Date night. Read More »
Baden-Baden for Families: Taking in the Waters, Culture and Nature Last summer we spent a family weekend in German Baden-Baden as part of our 15-day road trip through Germany, Alsace and Switzerland. In fact, a dreamy spa town of Baden-Baden in South West Germany in the foothills of Black Forrest was my and my husband’s inspiration for
SPA Weekend in Baden-Baden, Germany. Part 1. Family Spa Day. Read More »
This post is written by my son Dennis, 16. Our European road trip last summer was packed with places and sights, but this journey to the top of Zugspitze was his top memory from this trip. Over last summer vacations my family went on a road trip through Europe, primarily visiting Germany. Along our route my
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I recently told you about our 15-day European road trip itinerary through Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace (France). I love the flexibility and excitement of all the possibilities that come with road trips. We traveled with our 2 kids (ages 6 and 16), and – if the stops are chosen carefully, I believe that road tripping
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This post is written by Dennis, then 15. Over the recent spring break, I went on a week-long trip to Paris, France with my school. We went in a group of 31 kids and 4 French teachers. Our school used the company ACIS to organize the trip and provide a tour guide, but there are
American Teen’s Guide to Paris: Travel tips and top sights Read More »
Now that you are familiar with our Spanish itinerary from my post Spain Together you may appreciate some post-trip planning wisdom from that journey. First, the “GOOD-ies”: 6 Advantages of Traveling with a Small Family Group. 1. You get to hire private tour guides- for the same money. When you have 4+adults, you could hire your own
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