DAY 14 Drive through the Logar Valley along the Solvaca Panoramic Road with a short hike to Rinka Waterfall After four days in Bled, the time had finally come to say goodbye to the lovely lake with its picturesque…
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DAY 9 Drive to Kranjska Gora along the Vršič Pass with stops at Great Soča Gorge, Šunik Water Grove, and Slemenova Spica We had one last fantastic breakfast at our B&B in the Soča River Valley before packing up…
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2 Weeks Exploring Slovenia’s Natural Beauty
Slovenia is one of those hidden gems that you only learn about from other travellers. I can’t recall when it was first put on our radar, but it had been on our bucket list for quite some time before…
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Discovering Spain: A 2-Week Family Adventure through Madrid and Andalusia
After our daughter Luna was born, I started doing research on what it’s like to travel with babies and discovered that (surprisingly) the newborn phase is actually considered one of the easier times to travel with little ones. Excited…
After over a year of various forms of lockdown in the Netherlands and even longer since our last visit home to the US, we were beyond ready for a change of scenery. So in April of 2021, we decided…
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 13 Castellane, Verdon Gorge, and the lavender fields of the Valensole Plateau After four days in Villefranche-sur-Mer (the longest we’d stayed in any one place on the trip!), it was finally time to continue on to the next…
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…
DAY 6 Paddle boats on Annecy Lake, walking tour of Annecy’s historic old town After breakfast, we were back in the car to continue further south. We were headed to Chamonix in the French Alps, where we’d stay the…
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France Road Trip Part 1: Alsace & Burgundy
DAY 1 Drive from Cologne to Strasbourg Our trip actually began the day before in Amsterdam. After work, we drove to Cologne, Germany, where we worked remotely for a day before continuing onward. So our vacation officially after work…