In Lovender 💜
It’s been eight months since we were in Provence, and I can still conjure up the magical scent of the air – a heady combination of lavender, sage, thyme and […]
Category Archives: Western Europe
In Vitra… then Bored to the Beaune
I am finally getting back to the blog! It’s been way too long, but better late than never… this piece covers our route from Munich to Bourgogne. With an all […]
Song, Suds, Salt & Soccer
Heading north after a fantastic foray into the Slavic world, we paused briefly in Salzburg (Austria) and Munich (Bavaria, Germany) for two nights in each. Not enough time, but enough to […]
Springtime in… oui, c’est Paris
For the second of three long weekends in May on the boys’ school schedule, we decided to return to Paris. A city we all love, only three hours by train from Geneva […]
(Amster)Dam Awesome!
(Amster)Dam Awesome! We just returned from three pretty perfect days in Amsterdam, taking full advantage of the many long weekends on our kids’ May school calendar (thanks, Catholics!). So… Amsterdam. What […]
Raiders of Les Arcs
Raiders of Les Arcs. We recently returned from a fun winter break at a great resort in France called Les Arcs. We scheduled this ski week a year ago, fearing that […]
UK, PART II: So Lochy! Hogmanay in Scotland
UK, PART II: So Lochy! Hogmanay in Scotland. [See UK, Part I about Christmas in England here.] First, a note of appreciation for Heathrow’s Terminal 5. This may be the best, […]
UK, PART I: Merry Potter! Christmas in England
Christmas and New Years in the UK? Well, considering that it can be cold and rainy any time of the year in the UK, we figured why not go when […]
Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate. On Saturday morning (13 Nov 2015), we learned of the horrifying news out of Paris. Along with other barbaric acts of terrorism, including the twin bombings in […]
In the heArt of Paris
In the heArt of Paris. To rewind a few days, I just wanted to wrap up our Paris week before getting too far into the Swiss life. With a few […]
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