Last week went to Austria for a week holiday and stayed in a kinder hotel. One of the day trips we did from the hotel was to nearby Salzburg. You’ve probably heard of it as it’s the birthplace of Mozart as well as the location of the Von Trapp family from the Sound of Music. The highlight of the city… Read More
Daytrip to Spieleland in Ravensburger Germany
Last week we headed up to Spieleland in Ravensburger, Germany for a fun day of rides and play with some friends! I was pleasantly surprised by the amusement park, it was much bigger and better than I expected and there were a lot of rides that Carter could go on. When you first walk in you immediately see the big… Read More
Day Trip: Volterra, Italy
On our recent Florence holiday we took a few day trips around Tuscany, and one of the places I really wanted to visit was Volterra. If the name sounds familiar, you might be Twilight fan! Volterra was a city that played a key point in the second book/movie, not to mention the villains being named after this city. On the… Read More
Florence Walking Tour
Florence is really one of my favorite cities that we’ve visited in Europe! It just has such a nice vibe to it and with so much to see and do, it’s the kind of city that makes you feel like you’re really “in” Italy. You could spend several days in Florence visiting the famous sites and museums, not to mention… Read More
Musée Olympique: The Olympic Museum
Back in March we headed down to Geneva to attend the very large and popular Geneva Auto Show. We decided to stay slightly out of town, since the auto show is so popular and a lot of the hotels were booked and it was bound to be crowded! Instead we stayed in Lausanne, which is just around the lake… Read More
Paris Long Weekend Packing List for Early Spring!
Packing for a vacation can be a little stressful, but it doesn’t have to be! Just think of your suitcase as a tiny capsule wardrobe and pack some great mix and match pieces for your trip! If you’re like me this concept is a little hard to grasp, because what if I get there and I want to wear something… Read More
Snapshots from Paris!
Over Easter weekend we took the train to Paris for a nice long weekend trip! We hit most of the “big” sites, ate all the croissants and walked around a ton. Of course I will have some more detailed travel posts about Paris over the next few weeks or so, but since it’s Friday I just thought I’d kick it… Read More
Day Trip Ideas: 6 Reasons to Visit Colmar, France!
If you’re looking for that perfectly “cutesy” French town to visit you should definitely check out Colmar, France! We took a day trip there when our friends came to visit for the week, and we loved it! It’s just around a one and a half hour drive from Zurich. We spent a good amount of time just walking around, taking… Read More