More What to Wear posts for more destinations here! We spent my Spring Break week in London, Paris, and Venice this year and had a mix of different weather while on the trip. While some years I’ve had beautiful Spring weather in Europe in late March, this year it was… Read more
As a teacher, I’m usually traveling on school breaks throughout the year and the Spring Break week is one that I look forward to each year for our travels. It’s the time in the new year when you really need a break and when the weather gets a little better. … Read more
I don’t know about you, but in Oregon in the Winter it’s cold and dreary, particularly so this week and while I don’t mind the rain so much, I am looking ahead to future warmer months and Summer travel! As a teacher, I travel the most during my Summer break… Read more
More What to Wear posts for more destinations here! Summer in Europe is beautiful and there are so many amazing places to see but it can often be hard to pack for multiple destinations and varying weather in different places. For this specific trip, we headed to London for a… Read more
I have a long standing love affair with Paris and it’s no secret that it’s one of my favorite places on the planet. And while we’ve been to the City of Light more times than I can count now, each time returning just feels like coming home – a feeling… Read more
Ahh Paris, there is no where else like it in the world. It’s no secret if you’ve been following this blog for long that Paris to me, is like a second home. I feel so in-sync with the city when I visit and whether I’m just stopping over en route… Read more
Someday when this pandemic ends and we get back to traveling, Paris is going to be high up on my list to get back to. My favorite city in the world, I was making every effort to visit at least once a year and was able to make that happen… Read more
In this seemingly never-ending spiral of COVID, I’m dreaming more and more of the day when we can explore the world again. I’ve also been thinking a lot about the places I still want to see, the places I want to return to and some of the places that have… Read more
After canceling so many trips this year due to COVID, the one trip that broke my heart to cancel was our trip to Europe planned for this coming October. We were going to be heading to three of our favorite places in Europe (London, Paris and Spain) to celebrate our… Read more
A lot of people remark to Nick and I that we often travel during times of the year they wouldn’t even think to travel. For years now, we’ve made it a habit to travel in the off-seasons instead of peak travel times like Summer and we actually prefer to travel… Read more
Our week in France in July seems like forever ago now but I finally got around to editing the video we took while there and it really is amazing how beautiful the country is in the Summertime. We spent a week wandering through Paris, Provence and Lyon and took in… Read more
Nick and I, over the years of traveling around the world, have come to admire the ease of trains as transportation. We don’t have a great train system on the West Coast of the US and so when we travel, we love using trains to get around, particularly because the… Read more
Our most recent trip to Europe saw us arriving in Paris on Friday evening, leaving us to explore our favorite city for a couple days over the weekend before heading South to Provence. And while we’ve been through Paris more times than we can count now, the city is always… Read more
Like most of the world, I’ve been glued to the tv all day watching the devastating fire burning inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. And like most of you I’m sure, I’m entirely heartbroken watching such a monument burn, a place that is so well known and a place that… Read more
People always ask me, “where is your favorite place you’ve traveled?” Without a doubt, I say Paris or France in general. But for a traveler, that question is so hard to answer because there are a handful of places I would say are my favorites. And when people ask me… Read more