San Fermin / The Running of the Bulls with kids in Pamplona, Spain
Going to the running of the bulls was never high on my list, but it has always been on JBs. After going, I can say it’s a crazy rush and an unforgettable experience. I wasn’t sure how kid friendly San Fermin would be, but I can say San Fermin can be for kids! In 2020, […]
Weekend in Paris: Family Activities, Best Restaurants, and Lodging
Hello from Spain! This is our third summer spending a month in Europe and once again, we are having the best time. But, before we arrived in Spain, we kicked off our European adventure with a few days in Paris! JB and I visited the city of love 13 years ago and it was […]
The Ultimate Europe Packing List: 8 Categories to Pack
My family is no stranger to international travel. In fact, JB and my father-in-law just arrived back home from golfing in Scotland. In addition to inquiries about my favorite travel essentials, I often receive questions regarding how and what to pack for international travel. While I can’t say I’ve always packed like a pro, I do think […]
San Sebastián q&a
I’m headed off to pick up the boys from their last day at El Aula Azul. We are doing something different with the boys the last week – though they’d love to do another week of class! You can read all about how we found the school and our experience in 2019 here. We had a […]
48 hours in Biarritz
The day JB left to go back to work in the office, Molly came in. We were calling it the changing of the guards (: Last time we were here, Molly had broken her foot a couple days before coming to visit. She ended up going home after a night here with her husband, since […]
London 2022 with kids
After 48 hours in Lisbon, a week in Marbella, we flew to London! I love London… especially in July. The weather was lovely while we were there, and I find the people and places so charming. I think it is my favorite big city. I used my Glimpses Guide book to plan much of […]
Marbella
You heard all about our first leg of the trip to Lisbon. Well, we just made our flight to Malaga. Picture the four of us running through Lisbon airport .. but we made it! From Malaga we hired a taxi to take us to Marbella Club. Our wonderful friends invited us to their villa […]
48 hours in Lisbon
I have been hoping to write these trips up right after they happened. But here I am a month into this trip, several cities, a couple countries down, and I am finally getting to it. I will say I think this is the most relaxed I’ve been in about 8 years, so I have been […]
Snowy Swiss Family Vacation
Allllll the details about our Swiss trip! As usual, I’ll probably be long winded, but if I do leave anything out feel free to get in touch with questions. We surprised the boys Christmas morning with a trip via a scavenger hunt. Many of the clues were ideas each of you had – so thanks […]
Biarritz France with Kids
The other weekend we went to Biarritz France. We took the ALSA bus there from San Sebastian, and it took around 1 hour. It’s a beautiful coastal french basque town, with great food, shopping, and views. WHERE WE STAYED: We stayed at a cute airbnb (though you are right by lots of restaurants and bars, […]
All about the Spanish Immersion School for kids – El Aula Azul
Hola Amigos! (: So fair warning, this post may get a bit lengthy. I’m trying to answer all of your questions, though some I’ll save for a post all about san sebastian. The idea started last summer after a trip to disney world. Driving home the boys were watching one of their Spanish DVDs and […]
San Sebastian
Just one big photo post from our first week in San Sebastian. I am going to try to pull out my real camera more for the rest of our time here. I have loved seeing my boys become even closer during this trip. And though I took five days off of our trip (more about […]
First Week in San Sebastian Spain – and our Flytographer Experience
Hola from Spain! The boys did great on the flight over, and slept most of the way. We used a lot of the busy bag items for the time in the airport while we were waiting on our flight and connecting flight. Our apartment is teeny tiny, but it works! And it’s very close to […]
Is a Danube River Cruise right for you?
First, I want to preface this entire post by saying – Our trip was amazing – I’m VERY grateful for the time and the trip away. I also want to be honest, so you can see if a Danube river cruise is right for you. This trip was one my husband earned through his company. […]
48 hours in Vienna
{nike tennis shoes // madewell jeans // zara top // uashmama backpack } {mango jumpsuit} {j.crew cape} Most of our time in Vienna was spent eating somewhere and then walking it off. Since we had both been there before we didn’t feel like we really had to see anything but just wanted to enjoy the […]
Budapest in 48 hours – part two
The next morning after breakfast we went to Gellert thermal spa. We chose this one because the Széchenyi baths we were told, are very crowded. The concierge also suggested Rudus baths. But I was lured in by the gorgeous art deco style of the Gellert spas. We were the only english speakers in the bath […]
Budapest in 48 hours – part one
From touch down to push off of our river cruise, we had exactly 48 hours to experience Budapest. I was surprised by how much we both loved it. Vow to go back one day!! It’s like if you mixed up a little berlin, prague, and paris. We didn’t get to see or do it […]
Rome with a Toddler
Since JB and I had been to Rome before and hit up most of the major sites on our last trip, and being that we were with our almost two year old son, we set our expectations pretty low. We just wanted to show tuck a good time in Italy, eat as much Italian food […]
Paris. le sigh.
This weekend I wandered through Paris with the lovely Liz of From Portland to Peonies. We spent our time sipping cappuccinos, chatting endlessly, stuffing our faces with good french food, and walking up to the Sacre-Coeur. Next time I am in Paris I think I will park myself in Monmarte for the entire trip. The next […]
Peterhof in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Peterhof summer estate of Peter the Great is magnificent and designed after Versailles in Paris. It is dripping in gold, covered with fountains, and so very green. It’s a definite must see when in St. Petersburg. our new bebe. bear runs on my side of the family … a dominant trait i guess. […]
