Beaches and Bubbles in Beautiful Barcelona

We are NOT big city people at all.  We prefer smaller cities, villages, and rural areas the most.  We love to be surrounded by nature as much as possible.  None of us feel all that comfortable in big cities where there are tons of crowds and people.  But, we have our exceptions.  And Barcelona is definitely one of them!  There’s […]

The Day Our Kids Went to Austria Alone

Our home in Hohenschwangau is only 10 minutes by car from the Austrian border.  So, obviously, we needed to take a couple of trips to Austria and check it out while we were in the area.  We made two trips to Austria.  One to enjoy nature/scenery and one to enjoy an Austrian city. The first time we went hiking near […]

Thrills and Chills

While the vast majority of our time here in Hohenschwangau was spent outdoors in nature, we did make sure to experience a few new things with the girls. Less than half an hour’s walk from our apartment was Tegelberg, which was an amazing little spot full of tons of activities!  And thanks to the generosity of my parent’s Christmas gift, […]

Living a Real-Life Disney Fairy Tale

Christmas and New Year’s is such a magical time of the year.  Especially Christmas when you have younger children.  And so very early on in our planning, we decided we wanted to spend this time of the year somewhere that felt magical; at the base of Neuschwanstein Castle.  Otherwise known as the castle that inspired the Disney castle.  We also […]