Bringing Europe into Your New Year’s Eve We love celebrating the end of the year and marking the new one with traditions we’ve discovered on our travels. The Danish tradition of smashing dishes on your friends’ doorsteps on New Year’s Eve probably wouldn’t go over quite
Read MoreOur Precarious Journey to England We’ve arrived in the land of Shakespeare, Harry Potter, salt and vinegar crisps, and clockwise roundabouts. To be more accurate, we’ve settled ourselves in a tiny village in stunning Cornwall, England. We plan to enjoy cream tea (more on cream tea etiquette
Read MoreStories along the Danube Several years ago, I, along with my husband, our three daughters (then ages 8, 10 and 14) and our dog, set out on our newest adventure – biking 340 km along the Danube River from Passau, Germany to Vienna, Austria. Biking all
Read MoreMy month in a German Waldorf School Maya, our 14 year old, just finished one month attending a Waldorf school here in Germany. I’m constantly amazed by our kids when we give them the space to grow. Here are her thoughts on her time there. We’re
Read MoreThe Bumpy Road to Paris The morning we were leaving southern France to go to Paris was a bit crazier than we had planned. We finally ran out the door after frantically searching for a missing hairbrush, some Lego characters and headphones and walked ran the
Read MoreOur Journey to Storytelling We’ve got a story for you…. Actually we’ve got quite a few, but the one I’m thinking of starts like this: Life was going along just fine — three beautiful kids, a wonderful husband with a secure career, good friends, and a
Read MoreWhat My Kids Have Taught Me on Our Travels I think most people would agree that kids teach adults a lot, sometimes more than we teach them. As we travel this year, I’ve been reminded of some important lessons from my kids. Here are four things
Read MorePostcards from Carnival I love to ask fellow travelers what they miss most about home. The answer often seems to be some type of food. For us, the answer is always Lou Malnati’s Chicago deep dish pizza. My in-laws came to visit us this past week
Read MorePortugal, Caterpillars and Kindness We made it to Portugal despite getting stuck in the Pyrenees, ‘losing’ our pup on the mountain and some cold nights spent in a very different kind of hostel. We were so ready for our Airbnb home in the mountains of southern
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