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Europe on a Budget: Dispatch #1 — What’s Saving Us Money

I’m overdue for a post about frugality. (You can take the family out of Canada, but you can’t take our frugal nature away!)

Some of these are repeats, but I’m just getting everything down stream-of-consciousness…

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  • Food, Euro Adventure, Frugality, Money, Travel
  • Mar, 25, 2026
  • 22 Comments

Vienna Travel Diary: Our First Weekend in Austria with Kids

It’s hard to believe we’ve already spent a whole week in the Austrian capital. (To be fair, the majority of Tuesday–Thursday was spent in our apartment tending to sick children). Even still, the time…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Vienna
  • Mar, 24, 2026
  • 30 Comments

🌟 Cool Bloggers Walking Club – April 1st! (You Should Join + Tell a Friend) 🌟

I can hardly believe it’s time for another round of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club! This will be our 5th edition (I think?!)—and I’m 100% sure it’s going to be more fun than ever.

For…

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  • Exercise, Cool Bloggers Walking Club
  • Mar, 23, 2026
  • 42 Comments

Best Things to Do in Munich: Family-Friendly Attractions, Hidden Gems & Visiting Dachau

I’ve already written diary-style recaps of our Munich trip, but I wanted to pull everything into an easy reference guide.

If you like lots of words and plenty of pictures, here’s the whole shebang:

Our First…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Munich
  • Mar, 22, 2026
  • 8 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 20 March

Spring is in the air! We had cool weather at the beginning of the week but, now, glorious sunshine with soaring temperatures.

Jenny asked in the comment section of a recent post if I…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Euro Adventure, Travel, Vienna
  • Mar, 20, 2026
  • 33 Comments

A (Travel) Day in My Life: Saturday, 7 March 2026

I was going through my drafts folder (while sitting next to a sick, sleeping child—unexpected blogging opportunity!) and realized I had sketched out a “day in my life” from our travel journey. Oops. I…

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  • Life, Euro Adventure, Travel
  • Mar, 18, 2026
  • 18 Comments

Munich Itinerary Days 3–5: Dachau, Marienplatz, Glockenspiel & Westpark

Well, my assessment of how today would play out was correct. We stayed put in our Airbnb, thankful for fever reducers and a clear schedule. John’s work calls ended up being cancelled (fortuitously, not…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Munich
  • Mar, 17, 2026
  • 22 Comments
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