an expat family exploring Europe…and beyond!
We had a fabulous baby moon in Cappadocia and we’d highly recommend this area to anyone looking for a bit of travel magic. If your time is limited, there are lots of organized tours you can do, but since we had some time and wanted more of a romantic trip, we opted to just check […]
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 […]
I know, I know…we live in Switzerland, the land of crystal clear Alpine lakes, so “Prettiest Lake in Switzerland” is a bold statement to make. Nonetheless I’m staking my claim for Blausee (literally Blue Lake), a lake in the Bernese Oberland, as one of the prettiest lakes in Switzerland simply because of the color of […]
We’ve got a new name around here and a new look coming soon-changes that I’m very excited about! We’re just back from an incredible spring break trip to Oman and I’m still sorting through the hundreds of pictures, but posts will be coming soon about our trip. In the meantime, here’s a list of some […]
We just got back from a wonderful few days in Portugal for this year’s fall break after much deliberation about where we would go. It’s always a bit overwhelming to decide where to go in the fall (now that we are locked into the school holidays) since late October is not quite warm enough for […]
We saved the bigger cities of Tuscany for the end of the week and on Thursday with cooler temps we headed to Siena for a day of sightseeing. We stopped along the way in the ancient walled village of Monteriggioni for a quick walk around and a morning gelato to boost morale and give the […]
