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    • SPAIN, Part II: Catalunar Landing
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Category Archives: Western Europe

In Lovender 💜

April 25, 2017by Inspire World Travel Leave a comment

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 […]

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France, Unique Experiences, Western Europe

In Vitra… then Bored to the Beaune

January 22, 2017by Inspire World Travel 1 Comment

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 […]

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France, Germany, Road Trips, Western Europe

Song, Suds, Salt & Soccer

October 3, 2016by Inspire World Travel 1 Comment

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 […]

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Austria, Germany, Road Trips, Switzerland, Western Europe

Springtime in… oui, c’est Paris

May 20, 2016by Inspire World Travel Leave a comment

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 […]

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Art, Food, France, Paris, Western Europe

(Amster)Dam Awesome!

May 10, 2016by Inspire World Travel 2 Comments

(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 […]

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Amsterdam, Art, Netherlands, Resources, Travel Planning, Unique Experiences, Western Europe

Raiders of Les Arcs

February 22, 2016by Inspire World Travel 2 Comments

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 […]

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Alps, Resources, Ski, Travel Planning, Unique Experiences, Western Europe

UK, PART II: So Lochy! Hogmanay in Scotland

January 11, 2016by Inspire World Travel 3 Comments

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, […]

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Edinburgh, Hogmanay, Resources, Scotland, Travel Planning, UK, Unique Experiences, United Kingdom, Western Europe

UK, PART I: Merry Potter! Christmas in England

January 11, 2016by Inspire World Travel 1 Comment

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 […]

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England, London, Resources, Road Trips, Travel Planning, UK, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Barbarians at the Gate

November 16, 2015by Inspire World Travel 2 Comments

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 […]

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Paris, Switzerland, Western Europe

In the heArt of Paris

August 19, 2015by Inspire World Travel 5 Comments

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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France, Paris, Resources, Travel Planning, Unique Experiences, Western Europe

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