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Epic Europe Road Trip Day Four: Monaco

  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Road Trip
  • Apr 27, 2026
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We only had one full day in Monaco and wanted to make the most of it. As I alluded to in the last post, our accommodations were… dated. We were staying in an older building, and the kids’ bed (a pull-out couch) wasn’t going to win any awards for comfort. The views were spectacular, though!…

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Epic Europe Road Trip Day Three: Switzerland, Italy, France, & Monaco

While we didn’t set an alarm, we were all acutely aware that the earlier we left Zurich, the less traffic we’d have to fight… and the more time we’d have for adventures along the…

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  • Road Trip, Euro Adventure, Travel
  • Apr, 26, 2026
  • 23 Comments

Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Week 3

There’s not much preamble from me this time around. It’s Saturday and the kids and John just headed out for an adventure. I have a fresh cup of coffee (mixed with a bit of…

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  • Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Euro Adventure, Exercise
  • Apr, 25, 2026
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A Special Guest Post by Belle: Top Five/Bottom Five Movies

While I might have hoped my kids would inherit my love of reading, they have instead inherited their father’s love of movies.

Especially Belle.

Before I had posted her Top Five/Bottom Five about me (see…

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  • Guest Post, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Apr, 24, 2026
  • 21 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 24 April

This time last week we were still on our road trip, and now we’re settling into life in Helsinki.

Modern travel is wild.

The world is temporarily our proverbial oyster.

Out on our first real…

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  • Apr, 24, 2026
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Epic Europe Road Trip Day Two (Zurich): Lindt Chocolate Factory + Walking Tour

After a very busy first day, everyone was relieved to not set any early-morning alarms. We ended up waking up earlier than expected which felt like a bonus… but emotions ended up running high.

I…

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  • Euro Adventure, Road Trip, Travel
  • Apr, 23, 2026
  • 23 Comments

Potpourri from Helsinki

I can’t tell you how many times over the last few weeks I’ve thought: I want to blog about this random thing… and then didn’t have access to my laptop.

I’m taking that as…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Random
  • Apr, 22, 2026
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