This trip was taken pre-COVID. The Family Trip is not advocating extensive traveling and vacations at this time. Please use utmost discretion when traveling at this time. This post comes...
I wanted a place where the water was blue, the kids would have an experience they’d never forget, we were going international, and that wasn’t too hard to get to....
Years ago, Mr. Family Trip and I were able to sneak away for a long weekend (thanks to the grandparents!). But we were stumped on where to go. We yearned...
It’s funny how we’ve shared here Brussels and Bruges, what we saw and what we learned, but haven’t yet shared our experiences visiting Antwerp, Belgium. In truth, Antwerp, Belgium was...
On some rare occasions, pure magic happens when you travel. When it does, you grab the day and live it hard. But when it is done, you wonder, was that...
Belgium was never on my radar screen. When I sat with a world map, or when I plotted places to visit in my Bullet Journal, Belgium was never there. Overlooked,...
We’ve been to weddings in the Dominican Republic. We’ve stayed at all-inclusive resorts, driving past teenagers guarding plantations with assault rifles to hole up in a gated hotel while peacocks...
You know the crystal clear alpine lake? The one that looks enticing with it blues yet you know will shock you through with a frigid blast? Where merry-go-rounds from yesteryear...
Chamonix, France. A mountainous town full of charm and oozing storybook settings. But primarily, it brings to the forefront a controversy in our household: if a place is widely shared...
Thanks to my sister’s brilliant idea for a house swap one week in summer, I was able to spend some time seeing Chambery, France. What I proclaim after this trip...