We spent two amazing weeks in Slovenia, and it is safe to say that the country has climbed up to the top of our list of favorite places! So much to see and do, wonderful people and good food. Here are a few other blog posts about our time in Read more…
I’m still working on writing about our 10 week summer trip through Europe (and you can see what I’ve written so far here: European Road Trip), but I wanted to give a quick update, real-time, of what we are up to now. We are back in Spain, living in the Read more…
C and I had both been to Venice as 20-somethings traveling the continent. Our memories of it were “smelly”, “crowded”, “overrated”. When an unexpected event caused us to change some plans en route from France to Slovenia, we found ourselves booking a last-minute 5-day stay just outside of Venice. And, Read more…
Towards the beginning of our summer road trip around Europe, we spent a week at a house in Sarlat-la-Canéda, in the beautiful Dordogne region of France. The week followed our 3 day hike in the Pyrenees, so you can probably imagine how we spent the first few days – showering, Read more…
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…
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…