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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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Last October, before Coronavirus made travel come to a screeching halt, JC and I finally made it over to our neighbor country, Poland. For our first trip to Poland, we flew into Kraków. We were pleasantly surprised by how beautiful the city is, and also how cheap it is –we spent 5 EUR one lunch […]
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Last November, when weekend travel was still a happy possibility, JC and I made a trip over to Budapest in Hungary. We had heard a lot of positive things about Budapest and were eager to see what all the fuss was for ourselves. From the Szechenyi thermal baths to the indoor street food market at […]
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JC and I spent this past Christmas and New Year’s in Peru. We used the opportunity to meet with our wedding planners and see venues for our Peru wedding next year. I also arranged for us to take our engagement photos with our wedding photographer and videographer while we were there. For us, a destination […]
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Our last weekend trip in Europe before my impending due date (June 1st!) was a trip to Lisbon. After our weekend in Faro, the south of Portugal, in December of last year, I had fallen in love with Portugal. Between the delicious food and kind people, I could not wait to make a return trip. […]
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Since moving to Berlin in 2018, we always look for ways to escape the winter cold. Tickets to warm weather destinations like Spain, Italy and Portugal are also usually cheaper December through February because it isn’t beach weather. This December we spotted 50€ tickets round trip to Faro direct from Berlin and decided to pull […]
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In March 2008, JC and I went to Morocco with his family following his MBA graduation from ESADE in Barcelona. While making our itinerary, there were many cities in Morocco we were interested in visiting — Chefchaouen, Marrakech, Essaouira and Fes, to name a few. However, our number one priority was to take a camel […]
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This past May, JC and I went to Playa del Carmen for my best friend’s wedding. We stayed in Playa for a week and then traveled with the bride and groom to the island of Cozumel for four days of beautiful sea, amazing snorkeling and some delicious taquerías. Cozumel is an easy add-on trip if […]
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