an expat family exploring Europe…and beyond!
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, we headed for the mountains to the family friendly resort of Le Grand Bornand. Unfortunately this was the third winter in a row that there has been no snow at the end of December in the Alps, but luckily the resort had snow cannons so the boys could […]
We spent a magical weekend in Paris this past fall when my mom was visiting. She’s dreamed of visiting Paris since we moved to Europe six (!) years ago, so it was high time. And the boys were also very anxious to see the Eiffel Tower so we decided to travel en famille for a […]
Seeing the French Riviera was an absolute must for us before we move on from Geneva, but we didn’t want to fight the crowds in the summertime. So for the second holiday weekend in May, we decided we would check it out and see what the hype is all about! Nice is about a 5 […]
Lyon is the second largest city in France and if you should find yourself there for a weekend, there is plenty to keep you entertained! We went for our last weekend away without the kiddos and had a great time trying to see and do as much as possible in just a little over 24 […]
The day after Christmas we headed to Colmar, which may just be the most adorable town in France. Colmar is in the Alsace region of France near the German border and has been on our travel list for a while. When we found out that their Christmas markets were open until New Year’s, we decided […]
Since our family has lived in Europe for almost 5 years now, we have seen our fair share of castles. In fact so many that although we still find them pretty and interesting, we don’t really go out of our way to see them. Castles and churches. Europe has a lot of them to say […]
