…cow bells. Seriously. I love the sound of cow bells. We heard them all over Switzerland. So charming. But, of course, like sugar and screen time, anything enjoyable is bound to be controversial. So, it is with a guilty complex Read more…
On our fall road trip through Europe, we spent a few days in Bruges (or Brugge, depending on whether you are speaking French or Flemish), Belgium. The beautiful city center of Bruges is a UNESCO Word Heritage site. It has a Read more…
We spent a few days driving around Southern England at the start of a 6-week long road trip. Based on the places we wanted to visit, I decided to rent an airbnb in a central location, and ended up in Read more…
While in Scotland, we got cheap flights down to London, and spent a few days exploring the city. The airbnb where we stayed was in a central (if somewhat sketchy at night) area of London. It allowed us to walk Read more…
Shortly after arriving in Scotland, we decided to take a quick, last-minute road trip up to the Highlands. I know what you are saying, “York isn’t in the Highlands”. Well, you would be correct. Apparently, Scotland is a VERY popular Read more…
We haven’t had many road trips lately, so not too many notes from the road. But we are getting ready for more road trips – we bought a new car! Hooray! We bought a left hand drive (like they have Read more…
After our amazing day hiking on the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, we woke up the next day at our beautiful Airbnb on the water outside Skye’s biggest town, Portree, to sunshine! We headed the tiny town of Read more…
We spent one glorious too-short weekend on the Isle of Skye. It is famous as the place to where Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped after the failed Jacobite rebellion in 1745, thus ending the dream of returning the House of Stuart Read more…
After 2 1/2 months of moving every few days, we have finally arrived somewhere that we can unpack our bags! We are settling for two months in C’s parents house in a small village on the outskirts of Glasgow. We Read more…
The Reykjanes peninsula is located in the southwest corner of Iceland. It is probably best known for two things – Iceland’s main airport, Keflavik, and the Blue Lagoon. However, there are many more things to see on the Reykjanes peninsula. Read more…