Everyone Has Baggage
… but we have more than most. At least en route to our year abroad. Quite an adventure yesterday getting to our home-for-a-year in Fribourg, Switzerland… with some misadventure mixed […]
Above Par(is)
Above Par(is). Midway through our Paris week, we have walked many miles, seen much fabulous art, soaked in the vibe and endured un peu de tween moodiness and brother-on-brother violence. Just […]
Niceland
Brace yourselves for a rave review. But first, We did start out with a misadventure. After a lovely flight (eight thumbs up for Icelandair!), we landed on time at Keflavik […]
Au Revoir, USA!
And we are off! 4 hour drive to Toronto (flight was much less expensive!), then an overnight flight to Reykjavik, Iceland. Upon landing, we will store most of our (many, […]
“Fun” Stress
One month until we depart for Europe. We are excited! Even the kids seem to be getting more excited than nervous. I think Ernest (9 yrs old) is in for […]
Bureaucratie/Bürokratie
This is just not as fun as planning out what cool castle to visit. We THINK we finally understand which visa we are supposed to apply for and how – […]
Introduction: Sabbatical in Fribourg, Switzerland, 2015-2016
Blogs. They can be awesome, obnoxious, boring… I anticipate this one will be will be all three. I am doing it for the following reasons: 1. I don’t want to be […]
MamaHatch’s Favorite Travel Planning Resources
Here are some of my favorite general travel planning resources, by category (and I will update as I get new favorites): General travel: TripAdvisor – take with a grain of salt, […]
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