A Europe based Travel, Food & Lifestyle Blog
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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This July we chose to make our summer vacation (and work-cation) in Crete, Greece. We absolutely love Greece; last year we flew to Thessaloniki twice and we even got in engaged in Kardamyli, Greece. Beautiful beaches, amazing seafood and friendly locals all make Greece a spectacular vacation destination. Greece is also incredibly baby-friendly: this was […]
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Travel has been difficult this past year due to COVID. We were fortunate enough that we were able to travel to Boston to visit my family at the end of May and celebrate Isabella’s first birthday. However, we were desperate to have a true ‘beach break’ this summer. We also wanted to take advantage of […]
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This past Easter vacation we found ourselves with a four-day weekend and nowhere to travel to. Travel within Germany is still not allowed – hotels and Airbnbs are closed for tourism – and leaving the country is complicated, between PCR tests and quarantine regulations. Therefore, we had to look closer to our hometown of Berlin […]
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JC and I have now flown twice to Thessaloniki in the last two months to relax and enjoy warm weather, amazing Greek food and beautiful beaches. With Greece being one of the only countries in Europe not on Germany’s COVID-19 risk list, it is the perfect getaway during these unprecedented times. A beach vacation is […]
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Last year, JC and I decided that while living in Germany, we had to experience Oktoberfest in Munich at least once. I have a good friend living in Munich, so even better to show us the ropes. JC invited two of his closest friends from Dusseldorf to join us in the festivities. I bought a […]
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With COVID-19 and a brand new baby, summer travel looked impossible this year. We originally had flights to Malta at the beginning of September. Unfortunately, Malta experienced a huge spike in number of cases due to increased summer tourism. It looked like our one trip was going to be cancelled. But after talking to a […]
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Almost one year ago, on September 27th, 2019, JC took me on the most amazing trip to Kardamyli, Greece. Not only did he keep the entire trip a surprise, but he also pulled off the biggest surprise of all — he proposed! It was a picture-perfect engagement in the most beautiful setting. Read below to […]
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Summer in Berlin is HOT — especially August. While the ideal scenario would be to leave the city and hit the beach, with COVID and a newborn baby, this unfortunately is not the reality for us. So instead, we have had to look for ways to stay cool in the city. It IS possible if […]
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With a brand new baby and in the midst of a global pandemic, we have definitely been spending more time in our own backyard as opposed to traveling to new cities and countries. That means finding simpler ways to enjoy ourselves and get out of the house — usually in the form of eating out. […]
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