This summer we finally tackled something we I have been wanting to do for a while now…a family camping trip! My husband loves to hike, but does not relish the idea of sleeping out in nature…however, he was a trooper and wound up having a great time. We went with Continue Reading
We have been wanting to go to Zermatt since we first moved here, but every time I looked last summer the weather wasn’t great. We decided to finally bite the bullet (come rain or shine…or something in between 😉 ) and spend the weekend of Swiss National Day in the most Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
While my mother-in-law was still here, she kindly offered to watch the kids again so that we could have one more quick getaway. We hadn’t been in the Alps really since winter skiing except for one Saturday of hiking, so we decided to hit the trails! I had heard good Continue Reading
