Euro Adventure

Epic Europe Road Trip Day Four: Monaco

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…

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…

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…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Euro Adventure, Exercise
Apr, 25, 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…

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…

Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Random
Apr, 22, 2026
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Epic Europe Road Trip Day One: Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, & Switzerland

Well… that was epic.

In less than seven days, we drove over 2,200 kilometers through eight different countries. Fun fact that I only learned on our road trip: the Alps span eight countries, and…

Visiting the Schönbrunn Palace Easter Market in Vienna

We came across a few Easter markets randomly in various cities here in Europe and I was impressed.

Then we went to Schönbrunn Palace and they blew the rest of them out of the water….