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Maastricht Christmas Market

Every time we head to Maastricht we learn more about the city that charms us. This year we headed into the city to check out the Magical Maastricht Christmas Market. The entire city center is decked out in lights. The days are short and typically grey so the lights on the street make everything feel […]

Celebrating The Holidays at a Garden Store

Every year my Facebook feed fills with images of Christmas in America making me a tad homesick. Sure, our days are full of Sinterklaas festivities and we visit Christmas Markets and drink Gluhwein. It is all great, but it is not the same as back in the U.S. Luckily, I’ve found a place that fills […]

GLOW Eindhoven, Netherlands

This post contains affiliate links. Eindhoven, Netherlands is known as a technology and design hub in the southern part of the country. It also happens to be a city we always seem to be passing through, but have never really taken the time to explore. Eindhoven GLOW, a winter light festival, has been on my […]

Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi Finland

We spent one of our days in Finland exploring Santa Claus Village. There is easily a full day of adventures here particularly if you book all your outside activities out of this location. Santa Claus Village is easily accessible from Rovaniemi by bus (#8). The bus is slow and makes lots of stops, but it was […]

Romantic Travel Destinations // Guest Post

Happy Valentine’s Day! We are happy to be featured as part of a round up of romantic travel destinations over at Hawaiian Brian. If your looking for some travel inspiration head on over to see recommendations from travel bloggers around the globe. I don’t know about you, but a little wanderlust is a great way to […]

Roman Holidays

We decided to spend our first Christmas as a family of five in Italy. The trip was divided into two parts. We started in Rome where we explored the city with kids and baptized our new little one. We then moved the whole group to Tuscany, enjoying more space and adventure. We were treated to (mostly) […]

Tuscan Family Cooking Class

This was the type of day that makes your trip. I scoured the Internet high and low for a cooking class that would accommodate our group which included cooks of varying levels and our kids – two four-year-olds and two two-year-olds. The few classes that took kids were pizza making classes. We had a pizza oven […]

A Christmas Rental Villa in Tuscany

There are a million rental properties in Tuscany. I instantly became overwhelmed looking for the perfect place for the family to spend Christmas. At some point, with all of the adults sitting around the computer, we found Castello Del Trebbio. Castello Del Trebbio has two villas and several apartments for rent on their sprawling property. […]

Baptism at St. John Lateran

Being an expat means being far away from family and friends. Although this poses challenges, it also provides an opportunity for amazing experiences. When the newest little joined the family we struggled over what to do for his Baptism. The two other boys were Baptized at my home parish, the Cathedral of Christ the King […]

Winter Fun at Fairytale Wonderland

Fairytale Wonderland (Sprookjeswonderland) is a lovely little amusement park just north of Amsterdam. The park is reminiscent of The Efteling, but smaller and geared toward children under 10. It was perfect for our 2 and 4 year olds. Each winter Fairytale Wonderland opens for three weeks fully decorated for Christmas. We decided to make the 1.5 hour […]

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