We pretty much did something every day while Jean and Elizabeth were here, even if it was only a trip to walk on the beach or a travel day. We did Herculaneum (a smaller, more intact version of…
Jean and Elizabeth, Matt’s mom and sister, finally got here after a cancelled trip in early 2020. They got here and we hit the ground running… quite literally, actually, since the route home from the airport detoured us…
Ash and I took a girls trip to Krakow, Poland. Mostly we walked a lot, ate food (she didn’t really like Polish food, except for the doughnuts!), and saw the sights of the city. We saw a movie…
Finally! We (just the kids and I) flew in Europe for the first time since 2019! We were going to go to Crete in July, but it was canceled due to a strike. So I booked Barcelona and…
We were so impressed by this country and this city. Matt loved being inspired by all the renovated camper vans everywhere, and I loved fitting in with the way we look and the way we dress. We all…
We visited Fusini Lake, which was actually just over the border in Italy. It was so shocking to us that moments after we crossed the border into Italy, there was trash on the road, bad roads and bad…
Turns out, Slovenia trails have been pretty dependably STRAIGHT UP the mountain. These folks are way tougher than we are! We went on what we had read was an Easy-Moderate hike, good for families… but it was brutal! …
We took a cable car up the mountain, then we walked (or took the chairlift, depending on who wanted to hike up the hill with the dog and who wanted a ride). Then ended in an alpine settlement…