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 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…
While our friends were visiting us over their Spring Break, we took a day trip up to Las Alpujarras, a group of small villages in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada, Spain. I read about this particular hike and it sounded amazing (and do-able with kids). We Read more…
We have been here in Spain for almost 6 months. Crazy how time is flying! Life has settled into its routine, and while we have discovered things that aren’t perfect, we are still pretty happy here. In fact, we are planning to stay for one more school year. I will Read more…
While in Portugal, we had an absolute blast climbing all over the limestone cliffs in Algar Seco. Algar Seco is located in Carvoeiro, the nearest town to where we stayed during our trip. There is a short walkway along the cliff, and midway through, there is a staircase leading down Read more…
After two months in Spain, we had finally recovered from the constant travels of the previous six months enough to take another road trip. We hopped in the car and drove 5 1/2 hours to Portugal. We are living on a beach in Spain right now, so it seems a Read more…
When we last left off, we were at the top of Mt. Titlis and it was starting to get crowded with tour groups. So, we hopped back on the cable car and headed down the mountain. But, instead of riding all the way down to Engelberg, we stopped here: This Read more…
…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 that I tell you I really enjoyed the cow bells. 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 a cute little town called Manton, just outside of Marlborough, 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 Elgol, down a very small and windy road on the Read more…