JC and I had India on our bucket list for the last few years. During COVID we had become Indian food aficionados; cooking Indian food online with a chef based out of Jodhpur, we soon were cooking homemade Indian food weekly. I watched my favorite YouTubers Steve & Jess of Flying the Nest travel to […]
Continue ReadingHow to Plan a Scotland Road Trip | 4-Day Itinerary
This May, we made our Scottish highland countryside road trip dreams come true with a four day trip to Scotland for my birthday. Last year November, the UK changed some entry rules and regulations with a few countries, including Peru. So JC could finally travel to the UK without a visa (he has a Peruvian […]
Continue ReadingHow to Plan a Trip to Disneyland Paris with a Toddler
This past May we made our Disney dreams come true with our family’s first trip to Disneyland Paris. Disneyland Paris is the only Disney in Europe, located just outside of the city of Paris. While I have been to Disney in California and Florida, this was mine and JC’s first time at a Disney outside […]
Continue ReadingHow to Plan a Ski Trip to Le Corbier | French Alps
For this past New Year’s, JC and I planned a ski trip with our good friends Sapo and Dennis. This was our second year in a row planning a ski trip for New Year’s with them. The previous year we had gone to Bichlbach, which is in the Tirol region of Austria. This year we […]
Continue ReadingHow to Spend a Weekend on São Miguel | 4-Day Azores Itinerary
This summer I celebrated my recent nuptials with four of my closest girlfriends on the island of São Miguel, the largest of the Portuguese Azores islands. It was actually a delayed bachelorette party. Except I was already married and the Azores are definitely no Las Vegas. Nevertheless, it was a perfect destination because it was […]
Continue ReadingHow to Plan a Destination Wedding in Peru | Tips & Tricks
JC and I finally made our dream wedding in Peru come true this year after almost 3 years of planning. It was everything we had hoped and wished it could be and more. But it wasn’t always easy planning a wedding from afar, especially with all the uncertainty caused by Corona. Working with wedding suppliers […]
Continue ReadingHow to Plan a Safari in Kenya | Everything You Need to Know
JC and I just returned from our dream honeymoon in Kenya a couple of weeks ago. To say it was amazing would be an understatement. In total, we spent 14 days in Kenya, 12 of which on safari. We saw all of the ‘big five’ multiple times and more. In the Masai Mara, we saw […]
Continue ReadingWhy Greece is the Perfect Family Summer Vacation Destination
For the last three COVID summers, we have chosen Greece as our summer vacation destination with our little family. Greece has been a longtime favorite of ours since we got engaged in Kardamyli. After having our daughter, Isabella, it was the first vacation we took as a new family when Isabella was only 3 months […]
Continue ReadingWhere to Eat in Barcelona | The Best Restaurants & Cafés
This past March JC and I made our way over to Barcelona for the long International Women’s Day weekend. JC was actually already in Barcelona for work, so Isabella and I made the flight from Berlin by ourselves. We had a great time enjoying the warmer weather and eating at some of our favorite restaurants, […]
Continue ReadingHow to Spend Christmas in Bavaria| A Complete Travel Itinerary
This past Christmas was our second Christmas with our daughter, Isabella, and the first Christmas during Corona in which travel both within and outside of Germany was allowed. We decided to try for a white Christmas this year and spend the holiday in the most ‘Christmasy’ place of all: Bavaria. Germany really does Christmas like […]
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