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 …
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 »
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 …
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 …
Lessons from the Road: Planning a Family European Road Trip Read More »
This past summer our family of 4 (kids ages 6 and 16) 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 this …