Finally! We (just the kids and I) flew in Europe for the first time since 2019! We were going to go to Crete in July, but it was canceled due to a strike. So I booked Barcelona and…
We were so impressed by this country and this city. Matt loved being inspired by all the renovated camper vans everywhere, and I loved fitting in with the way we look and the way we dress. We all…
We visited Fusini Lake, which was actually just over the border in Italy. It was so shocking to us that moments after we crossed the border into Italy, there was trash on the road, bad roads and bad…
Turns out, Slovenia trails have been pretty dependably STRAIGHT UP the mountain. These folks are way tougher than we are! We went on what we had read was an Easy-Moderate hike, good for families… but it was brutal! …
We took a cable car up the mountain, then we walked (or took the chairlift, depending on who wanted to hike up the hill with the dog and who wanted a ride). Then ended in an alpine settlement…
First we visited Lake Bled, a popular tourist destination that is beautiful but that I hated. There were a ton of people there, all just walking around the busy lake with a ton of cars, bikers, and other…
We went on our Leave vacation! Goodbye hot Naples! We took a road trip north to Slovenia, about a 10 hour drive. We stopped for the first night in Bologna to break up the drive, then the next…
After Matt returned from Ukraine, we drove 3 hours south to the border of Basilicata and Calabria, at the “instep” of Italy’s boot, on the Ionian Sea. We LOVE this sea– it is so clean, clear, and calm,…
