an expat family exploring Europe…and beyond!
I love that with a new year comes new travel plans and I love hearing about everyone’s trips for the year on social media. Last year we had an epic travel year and stuck pretty close to our list on where to travel. This year, however, we’ve got lots of big ideas but not sure […]
Christmas is just around the corner and Europe has some magical places to celebrate the holiday. Here are our favorite places to spend the festive season in Europe…some are quite popular and some are less well known for their festivities but they are all good choices for a special holiday experience! 1) Dresden, Germany The […]
I can’t believe that after four years of living here we are still finding hidden gems that we’ve never heard of in Italy (within driving distance!). We’ve explored quite a lot of the Italian lakes region but somehow hadn’t heard of this charming little lake. Lake Iseo is located in Lombardy, in northern Italy, and […]
Bordeaux is a gorgeous city to spend a long weekend in! While there are plenty of things to do if you’re traveling with kids, what’s even more fun is if you have a chance to take a little romantic break for two to this heart of the wine world. Lucky for us, we had the […]
If you’re not from Europe, chances are you’ve probably never heard of this city. And if you are European or living in Europe, you may only know of this place as a place to fly into when visiting Milan, especially for low-cost air carriers. BUT, I’m here to tell you that the little Italian city […]
There is certainly something to be said for shoulder season travel. You do risk less than perfect weather and maybe everything won’t quite be open yet for the season, but the trade off is getting to have beautiful beaches like this to yourself! We think it’s worth it, what about you? This year we spent […]
