Travel is expensive, it really isn’t worth in saying it isn’t. Even if you employ techniques to save money and even when you get deals, it’s still expensive. And while I do my best to cut back where I can while traveling and use as many miles and points as… Read more
There are certain cities that whether you fall in love with them or not, you just need to visit in your lifetime. Europe has lots of those cities and while I have so much more to see still throughout the continent, there are spots I have seen so far, that… Read more
On our last full day of the trip (we left the following morning mid-day), we got up for the sun rise and wandered around the Ile St. Louis, taking in the early morning quiet before any one was up and about. We wandered along the quays of the Seine, took… Read more
For our final stop on our trip through Europe in October, we ended with a few days in an old favorite, the lovely city of Paris. We really try to make it through the French capital at least once a year if we’re going to be near by, as both… Read more
After returning in the early afternoon from Bruges, we had a few hours to kill before our Thalys train to Paris. So upon returning to the Brussesls Midi train station from our morning excursion, we grabbed a cab and had them drop us at the Grand Place, the only real… Read more
For years I’ve seen blogger after blogger visit the tiny town of Bruges when passing through Northern Europe. For some reason, it’s always stuck with me and remained high on my travel list for a long time, so when we were planning this trip and we happened to be taking… Read more
I fell in love with Amsterdam immediately. In truth, it’s hard not to: from the endless canals, to the mounds of flowers covering each bridge and architecture that is literally straight from centuries ago. The city is uniquely what I had hoped for, in the best possible way. I’ve seen… Read more
Our second full day in Amsterdam and day 4 of our trip was a cold rainy Fall day. When we woke up and saw the weather, we immediately knew it would be perfect to do a canal cruise to see more of the city but be out of the weather…. Read more
Our time in Amsterdam was one of the things I was most looking forward to on this trip and after visiting numerous times as a child with my family, I was really anxious to see the city again with adult eyes. We spent our few days in the city wandering… Read more
Our second day in Copenhagen, we slept in (after much needed missed sleep the previous days) and spent a quiet morning at our hotel. Venturing out only for Danish cinnamon pastries, which were amazing, and eating them in bed in our hotel was the perfect way to get going on… Read more
Today we’re starting into all of our day by day travel posts from Europe, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and join me on your very own journey through Europe, starting today in Scandinavia! When we arrived in Copenhagen mid-day after our flight debacles, we were exhausted. … Read more
After an amazing journey through four countries, I can’t help but look back on our past couple weeks through Europe with fond memories for so many incredible moments. I’ll be starting soon with our trip review posts including day by day posts of our travels as well as hotel reviews,… Read more
We are back home after our trip through Europe and while the trip itself was lovely, our journey there was not so great at the beginning. Our trip started out rough and to be really honest with you, I was wondering for a time if we’d even make it to… Read more
The world is full of places that change you as you travel, places that you remember for different things or that move you, but certain places change how you see the world entirely, how you look at things in your own life or those around you. Certain places in the… Read more
When I travel I often note all of the things tourists do abroad that stick out, things that the locals look at and get annoyed with and things that are sometimes all too easy to fall in the habit of doing. But it’s really important to remember when traveling abroad… Read more