La Boqueria Barcelona Food Market is one of the top foodie stops in the city. Plan your visit to one of Europe’s largest and most famous food markets. Enjoy exploring food markets when you travel? Be sure to visit these posts: Mercado San Miguel Food Market Rialto Market Venice San Francisco Ferry Building Asiatique Night … Continue reading
The beautifully restored, historic Madrid food market is just steps from Plaza Mayor. A tapas treat and feast for the eyes, visit Mercado San Miguel Madrid! Continue reading
During our time in Paris, I made sure to book the best tour of Versailles with kids I could find. For our family, that was not a cattle-herded shuffle through the palace and back home – that was a Fat Tire Bike Tour of Versailles. After all, kids and teens are much happier biking the … Continue reading
Asiatique Night Market Bangkok offers food, shopping, and Bangkok history. Plan a trip to this famous night market in Bangkok during your visit! Continue reading
The San Francisco Ferry Building history is wrapped up in the history of the great city itself. Today, tourists and locals alike flock to the building seeking the raved about San Francisco Ferry Building restaurants, the Farmers Market, or the yummy wares of the artisan shops that line central nave of the beautiful building. By … Continue reading
The Rialto Market Venice is the most historic and extensive foodie stop in the beautiful city. You will definitely want to visit, whether it is to grab a snack, dinner ingredients, or just a feast for your camera. If you like to see markets from around the world, check out my other posts: Mercado San … Continue reading
We had set sail, and then anchored off the coast of Koh Mak last evening. Just the memory of watching the sun, and the sunrise, from the deck of a sailboat will be enough to get me back on a sailing vacation sooner rather than later. Since it was our last night on the boat, … Continue reading
Here’s your master list of things to do in Nuremberg old town, from Castle Nuremberg to Weiβgerbergasse, to the short trip to the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. Continue reading
Nancy France is a beautiful and historic city easily reached by train from Paris, or Strasbourg. The city is worth the trip whether you are interested in the stunning Place Stanislas, medieval old town, UNESCO world heritage sights, or the gorgeous art nouveau and stained glass of the Charles III area. A Nancy France map … Continue reading
Day trips from Strasbourg, France give you the opportunity to explore the beautiful Alsace region. Even better is the train system that makes it wonderfully convenient to hop all over the area. So, grab your camera, buy your tickets, and enjoy these scenic day trips from Strasbourg. . Strasbourg: The Ideal Home Base My home … Continue reading
Flying in to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport offers a gateway to exploring the rest of Europe. For me, train is always the transportation of choice if possible, and the Paris airport train station connects the Paris airport to a stunning number of locations across Europe. Knowing how to get from your incoming flight … Continue reading
One of the best things about the travel blogger community, are the adventurous, fun people writing other blogs that we get to know. Even better, sometimes we get to work together to develop a more complete or varied or funny blog post sharing all of our experiences. So here are a few blogger friends I … Continue reading
The Reclining Buddha behind us, and one of the oldest temple complexes in Thailand is laid out around us. The colors, the details, and the architecture are not at all western at all, which is, of course, exactly as it should be. But it’s also a little disorienting to me. Usually when traveling I love … Continue reading
Looking for some non touristy things to do in Madrid? A way to get off the tourist sprint from Must See to Must See? How about taking a step back and really seeing not just the sights, but the city and the Madrilenos living in the city? Give our list of 10 non touristy things … Continue reading
When choosing a hotel in San Francisco, I was looking for something that would provide a home base more interesting than the basics for myself and my teen daughter. When I stumbled across the Hotel Zephyr San Francisco, I loved the quirky photos of the colorful interior, and the communal areas that seemed so inviting. … Continue reading
Headed to San Francisco with kids and trying to figure out how to make it an enjoyable time for everyone? Completely understand. I’ve wanted to go to San Francisco for years and was eager to finally get to go recently. But, since my daughter was going to be going with me, I started being my … Continue reading
Quebec City guide to shopping for artisan souvenirs: information, photos & locations for shops that provide unique souvenirs made in Quebec and Canada. Continue reading
Being more wise in the ways of sailing trips than our family, our hosts had strongly recommended, and searched out, a resort stay for a few days after leaving the boat. We now had three days of long, hot showers, food at the ready, and lounging at the beach. For this, we stayed at the … Continue reading
So, as I get up and get started, enjoying a cup of coffee on my terrace, staring at the Acropolis, I find myself husbandless. Some of you may think, “Whoo-hoo! Party!” But, I’m not really the “Whoo-hoo! Party!” kind of person. Plus, this is my 20th Anniversary trip. And I’m husbandless. The plan now is … Continue reading
Silly me, I asked Eddy if our trip today would be 30 minutes? About that? I was wanting to alleviate the girls worry about how long they would have to ride in the car. “No!” he replied, “No! Ten minutes, maybe fifteen.” Well, we really are close to the border of the Netherlands! Our day … Continue reading