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Driving North in the Highlands
On Friday May 8th, we left Fort William and headed further north. We drove on the A82 along Loch Ness for about half of the trip and then turned east and drove near the coast, ending in Banff. It was only 140 miles but somehow took us 9 hours! This was a combination of windy…
The Highlands and Harry Potter
The view from our little caravan was so calming We really enjoyed our five nights near Fort William. The town was cute and had plenty of restaurants and shops, the surrounding nature was stunning, and our Harry Potter fans were excited to see all the different film locations in the area. One afternoon the girls…
Dipping our Toes into the Scottish Highlands
Charlotte visiting her 40th country–Scotland On Saturday, May 2nd, we landed in Glasgow late at night, all exhausted after our long travel day. We woke up on Sunday morning refreshed and ready to get on the road. We found some breakfast at a cafe, and Charlotte got to try scones with jam and clotted cream…
Venice, Part 2
Thursday, April 30th, we set out to do some more sightseeing and take some obligatory tourist photos. We started at the Rialto Bridge. Then walked to St. Mark’s Square, which was extremely crowded but also beautiful. St Mark’s Basilica is so intricate! Unfortunately we could not get tickets to go inside, but we admired it…
5 Days in Venice, Part 1
We arrived in Venice on Monday, April 27th and immediately fell in love. I was a bit worried that Venice would be one of those places that everyone raves about but isn’t really that great (overcrowded, expensive, full of touristy shops) but even though those things are true, it is so much more. Enchanting! Every…
Rest and Recuperation in Tuscany
We spent 11 nights at the magical Agriturismo San Giacomo, a farm stay between Florence and Pisa, right outside the town of Volterra. Our first full day there was a Friday, and, after school, we just relaxed and enjoyed the sunshine, beautiful views and space to run, play and spread out. They had a few…
5 Days in Rome, Part 2
Hannah visiting her 40th country–Vatican City I will try to wrap up our time in Rome here–we were only there five days but we packed a lot of sightseeing in. There is so much to see and learn! In my last post I did day one (Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Castel Sant’Angelo) and day two…
5 Days in Rome, Part 1
We landed in Rome late Saturday, April 11th after a long flight to an 8-hr time difference. So I thought fatigue and jet lag would have us off for a couple of days, but we actually adjusted pretty quickly. We headed out for a full day of sightseeing on Sunday and were immediately charmed and…
A Moment of Reflection
To be honest, when we arrived back in Europe on April 11th, I wasn’t thrilled. It felt like a signal that the trip was over. Or close to. We had spent the better part of a decade exploring Europe so it felt like the new, exciting, challenging, unknown travel was coming to an end. And…
More Seoul, Less Spring
We stayed a total of 7 days in Seoul and my previous post covered the first 3 days. We enjoyed lovely blue skies and springtime temps, enhanced of course by the blocking trees every where we looked, for the first four days. Then winter arrived. LOL Well, I guess it was typical spring weather in…
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