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A Special Guest Post by Belle: Top Five/Bottom Five About My Mother

For the first time ever while travelling as a family, we ended up with two separate hotel rooms last night. We split things up by gender, so Belle and I got the chance to…

Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
Apr, 19, 2026
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Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Week 2

I figured I wouldn’t have much time on our road trip to blog… and I was right. (All the posts that were published this week I wrote back in Vienna.) But I loved receiving…

Beethoven Museum + Virgilkapelle (Our “Free on the First Sunday” Museums)

In my latest frugal post, I mentioned how I always check whether museums offer free admission certain days of the week/month. Over the years we’ve come across a variety of options (some are free…

Travel, Euro Adventure, Frugality, Vienna
Apr, 16, 2026
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Visiting the Kunsthistorisches (Art) Museum in Vienna

Art museums. I think you either love them or hate them.

While entry for kids was free, John and I decided to give ourselves a pass on potential dragging of feet and gnashing of teeth….

Cinnamon Coffee Cake + Unbaked Cherry Cheesecake

Literally months ago a reader asked if I would post details about two of the recipes I mention most frequently here on my blog.

Today is the day!

Growing up, we only had Cinnamon Coffee Cake…

A Day Trip from Vienna to Brno, Czechia: Highlights & Tips

Who knew Brno is the second-largest city in Czechia?? Definitely not me; though, to be fair, I had never even heard of Brno before we started planning this trip.

While most people opt to visit…

Train Dispatch + Roadtrip

Despite the almost alarming frequency with which I feel compelled to post (I don’t really enjoy writing up travel posts, but I love HAVING them; I feel a bit the same about our beloved…

A Special Guest Post by Belle: Top Five/Bottom Five About My Mother

Cool Bloggers Walking Club April 2026: Week 2

Beethoven Museum + Virgilkapelle (Our “Free on the First Sunday” Museums)

Visiting the Kunsthistorisches (Art) Museum in Vienna

Cinnamon Coffee Cake + Unbaked Cherry Cheesecake

A Day Trip from Vienna to Brno, Czechia: Highlights & Tips

Train Dispatch + Roadtrip

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