Velika Planina, translated to “big pasture” in English, is, as described, a large pasture, located at the top of a mountain in the Kamnik Alps in Slovenia. Traditionally (and still today), herdsmen would take their cows up to this big pasture to graze over the summer months. They built huts Read more…
We spent a few weeks at a campsite (European-style – a lot different than the forest and campfire setup I think of when I think of American campgrounds) in France with C’s family. The campsite was full of things for the boys to do, and they spent most of their Read more…
I haven’t been posting lately because we have been busy traveling! We are currently hanging out in Slovenia and absolutely loving it (I am skipping ahead a bit and will go back to our time in France and Italy soon!). Our first stop in Slovenia was the very popular Lake Read more…
As I began planning our summer travels through Europe, I knew we would start by driving out of Spain and into France. Searching for good stops, and maybe a nice hike along the way, I focused on the Pyrenees, on the border between the two countries. In my search, Read more…
We’ve been living in Spain for more than seven months now. With school just finished for the summer (finally!), and we are about to leave town for a European road trip, I thought I would do one more post of what we think of life in Spain. I wrote an initial Read more…
We have a big (our first!) multi-day hike in the Pyrenees planned for the end of June, so we bought a bunch of supplies, including new hiking shoes for everyone. We needed to break them in, so we decided to head to Monachil, Spain, near Granada to a hike about Read more…
In Andalucia, close to Granada, lies an area famous for its homes built directly into caves in the rocks. This is also the site of one of the oldest settlements in Spain, dating back to the stone age. However, the caves in this area are a bit more modern, dating Read more…
Continuing A’s super lucky run as a 9 year old whose parents take him to see awesome sporting events because they want to go themselves, we decided to get tickets to see the men’s and women’s professional tennis tournament in Madrid. This tournament typically gets many of the top players, Read more…
It is really easy to get from Rome to Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in ash by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. We woke up one morning during our stay in Rome and took a quick 1 hour train ride to Naples, where Read more…
Our second full day in Rome started with the event everyone was looking forward to – a pizza making class! We walked our way from our centrally-located apartment, passing by the Pantheon and the famous Piazza Navone, plus a few other random bits of Roman history as we strolled through Read more…