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Paris Days Five – Six: Stained Glass Windows, Block Blast, and the Mona Lisa

Before we knew it, another day had dawned!

Day Five (Thursday)

It was another early morning.

We had tickets for Notre-Dame de Paris at 9:30 am. Entry is free, but you can book skip-the-line tickets online two days…

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  • Paris, Travel
  • Mar, 25, 2025
  • 37 Comments

Paris Days Three – Four: Roller Coasters, Nicolas Flamel, and a Labyrinth of Skulls

Let the travel recaps continue!

Day Three (Tuesday)

Tuesday morning at our apartment wasn’t the high point of our trip. We had a big surprise in store for the kids, but we didn’t want to spoil…

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  • Paris, Travel
  • Mar, 24, 2025
  • 33 Comments

Paris Days One – Two: Fancy Cars, Twinkly Lights, and 64 Flights of Stairs

I’m back! Here in this online space…and in Canada.

Late Tuesday evening our family returned from an unforgettable spring break trip to Paris. I’m happy to report that it exceeded our expectations!

I’m always aware that…

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  • Paris, Travel
  • Mar, 20, 2025
  • 46 Comments

Christmas Treasure Hunt 2024

Today marks my final Christmas Gifts of 2024 post. (I promise!)

Years ago we came up with the idea to create a Christmas morning treasure hunt for the kiddos with a series of clues leading…

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  • Christmas, Parenting, Paris
  • Jan, 08, 2025
  • 50 Comments

My Year of Shmita: August Update

I needed August. Honestly, it felt like the first true month of rest in 2024.

There were some great moments in July, but unexpected situations really took me by surprise (go figure!) and left me…

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  • Portugal, Sabbath, Travel, Year of Shmita
  • Sep, 22, 2024
  • 31 Comments

A Final Portugal Recap: Top Recommendations, Things I Want To Do Next Time + How Much It Cost

I’ve started getting into the habit of doing a post-mortem of sorts after we finish a trip. What worked, what didn’t, and what we ended up spending. I always enjoy reading these sort of…

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  • Budget, Habits, Organization, Planning, Portugal, Travel
  • Sep, 17, 2024
  • 37 Comments

Portugal Days Thirteen – Fifteen: All Good Things Must Come To An End (Lisbon, Canada)

After debating the pros and cons of various modes of transport, we opted to take the train from Porto to Lisbon. Everything went smoothly in terms of logistics. We travelled with Intercidades which was…

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  • Family, Portugal, Travel
  • Sep, 12, 2024
  • 16 Comments
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