I’ve wanted to go to Scotland for as long as I can remember, but for whatever reason, we just never made it happen. In September of 2023, we finally had our chance. With just a little more than a…
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DAY 16 Morning walk around Carcassonne & afternoon walk of Sarlat-la-Caneda After a lovely little breakfast at our B&B it was time to pack our bags and check out (a shame we were there just one night!). Before taking…
DAY 9 Continued drive along the Route des Grandes Alpes, evening stroll around Villefranche-sur-mer The rain had passed by morning, so we took a brief stroll around Mont-Dauphin, checking out the many local artisans’ shops before returning to our…
2019 was filled with some pretty memorable trips. We spent two weeks traveling around Morocco, skied the Swiss Alps for the first time, spent a long weekend eating the world’s best pizza in Naples and ferry hopping and hiking…
We’ve been spending more time in our home city of Amsterdam than usual this first half of 2020, thanks to our dear friend COVID-19. All of our travel plans have been canceled and not yet rescheduled as we wait…
Last year we spent the month of May in Paris, crossing off nearly every must-see attraction in the city over the course of three weeks. This left us with only a few opportunities for trips outside of the city…
I’ve kept busy this fall checking out the many day trip options from Amsterdam but still hadn’t made it to the town of Maastricht. With fall winding down and winter feeling as though it’s just around the corner, I…
This past weekend, fall was finally in full-force with the lowest temperatures we’ve seen so far this year. Despite the chilly weather, the sun was out and the sky was blue, so Dan and I hopped on the Sprinter…
An hour south from the Netherland’s capital city of Amsterdam is Delft, a bustling college town with a historic city center and a fascinating history tied to the Netherland’s royal family. Delft’s idyllic old town with its serene canals and…
Before moving to the Netherlands, I knew very little about the country and its complex history. I’ve since learned many interesting, and often surprising, facts about Dutch culture and the important role Holland and it’s capital city of Amsterdam…