After we left Greenland, we had a mixture of at-sea days and port days. We had two days in Atlantic Canada: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Between these two ports, we made our way briefly back to France when we visited St. Pierre. It felt surreal to step [...]
Read MoreAfter our early departure from Iceland, we spent a day sailing straight for the fjords of Greenland. We took shelter in the calm waters of the fjords for two days instead of doing the two extra days in Iceland. We saw tons of icebergs, glaciers, mountains, and waterfalls as we [...]
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Hello, we’re Micheka and Jon and we live in London, Ontario where we are pursuing our respective careers in the fields of forensic engineering and transportation engineering.
Since 2009, we’ve travelled to Europe seven times – for backpacking, for lounging, to get married / honeymoon, to cruise, and to have family time! In 2023-2024, we return for our family sabbatical year!
Follow along as we continue our journey!
Read MoreWhile 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, […]
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 […]
Delving into some family history, we took a side trip to Weilheim in Oberbayern on our way from Rothenburg to Hohenschwangau. While this may seem like a simple little town, just southwest of Munich, it was more important to our family lore on my dad’s side growing up. This seemed like an opportune time to show the girls a bit […]
We spent six days in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Jon and I visited here in 2009 for a couple of days and loved the cute, medieval town. It was once a very prosperous town, in part because it was situated on and around vast fertile ground that provided excellent food resources. And in part because it was at a crossroads […]
We flew from the UK to Geneva, where we picked up the car we leased for a couple of months and spent a brief overnight. The next morning, we started our journey to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, driving the scenic route through Switzerland. The girls have heard many stories about our time in Switzerland in 2009, including our time in […]
Christmas is a magical time of the year for most people, and our family is no exception. While typically, we don’t decorate or get too into the Christmas spirit until December 4th (the day after my birthday), we made an exception this year. We wanted to take full advantage of all things Christmassy in this beautiful city before we left […]
I love cities where I can walk everywhere, to everything. But I also love to be somewhere where I get out into nature and walk, walk, walk. But I don’t want to go the exact same route every time, I want variety. Some days I only have half an hour to do a loop, some days three hours, and some […]
When we first arrived in York, we all wanted to establish routines while we were there to find more stability during the fall period. One routine that the girls and I took on was regular visits to the National Railway Museum. In turn, this gave Micheka regular time in York at least weekly to get out, explore, and experience the […]
Sunday became a busy, routine day for us in York. While we did have exceptions due to various experiences we planned (such as our walking holiday to Northumberland), it was nice to have some activities to rely on each week. Sundays were our lazier start to the week where we’d let the girls sleep in. We’d aim to leave the […]
Walking through York it’s easy to see how magical a city it is. Just walking down the Shambles, you feel like you’ve stepped into Diagon Alley from Harry Potter’s world. The old cobblestones, the medieval buildings, the cute shops, etc. So, it’s no surprise that there have been many businesses that have popped up to capitalize on this magical quality […]