San Gimignano Monday we woke up to a super hot day so we decided to get an earlier start and hit the town of San Gimignano. This town is famous for its medieval “skyscrapers,” essentially tall towers that wealthy families erected to show off their wealth and outdo one another Continue Reading
A Week Under the Tuscan Sun
Sometimes when a place is super well known or popular, I worry that it might not live up to the hype in real life. No need to fear when it comes to Tuscany…I’m happy to report that it really IS that beautiful and amazing and wonderful! We spent a week Continue Reading
Italian Road Trip
After our Lake Como adventure, we had just one full day at home to unpack, do laundry, and pack again and then we were off for our adventure in Tuscany! We decided to take the longer way down along the Ligurian coast so that we could break up the drive Continue Reading
Diving into Summer at Lake Como
While my mother-in-law was here, we thought it would be nice to take her somewhere for the last week of her visit. A friend had stayed at the Hotel Villa Aurora in Lezzeno on Lake Como this spring and it looked wonderful so when I found a few days available Continue Reading
Amsterdam with Kids
Amsterdam is such a popular destination for short city breaks and though it has been on our bucket list for a while, we were sort of saving it for a grown-ups only trip. However, I’ve recently been hearing that it’s actually quite a family friendly place and since there are Continue Reading
Relaxing at Leukerbad
We spent our last night of the school break in the town of Leukerbad which is about 50 minutes from Riederalp and is a popular spa town known for its two thermal baths heated with warm, geothermal water. I’ve also had this place on my radar for a while and Continue Reading
Winter Adventures in the Aletsch Arena
I’ve been having a hard time trying to figure out how to describe the indescribable in this post about our ski week getaway to the Aletsch Arena. I will just say that if you have the chance you should absolutely go here and experience it, but I will try to Continue Reading
Lovely Lucern
My mom is near the end of her visit with us, so the weekend before last we all headed to Lucern to show her something new. I’ve heard great things about Lucern and wanted to visit in the summer, but the huge benefit of visiting in the winter is Continue Reading
Top Ten Travel Moments of 2015
We had some big adventures in 2015 in places near and far from home. Here are some of my favorite moments from our travels last year. 1. Singapore- Last spring we went to visit our good friends who are currently living in Singapore. We spent two weeks in Asia and Continue Reading