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… Read More Best Day Trips from Strasbourg France
The Best Things To Do in Strasbourg, France (with map!) to plan your unforgettable visit to this beautifully preserved, UNESCO site, city! … Read More 10 Best Things To Do in Strasbourg France
Oh, how I love the train system in Europe. With it, so many things are possible – and today I want to share how you can use the Paris to Strasbourg train to make a Paris to Strasbourg day trip work for you! The first and most important tip for you to be thinking about… Read More Paris to Strasbourg Train Day Trip
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… Read More Step-by-Step Guide to Paris CDG Train Station
The first time around, as we walked down Quai Anatole France, the girls chattering away, looking at things like pigeons and trying to identify that yummy food smell. I looked longingly at Musee d’Orsay as we walked by, knowing I wouldn’t be going in. When we were in Paris this past summer with our girls,… Read More Paris: Musee d’Orsay
It may be one of the most photographed structures in the world… but that doesn’t mean I can’t add a few of my own. I actually have no clue how many photographs I took of the Eiffel Tower while in Paris, let’s just say there are some who probably think too many. And they are… Read More Eiffel Tower in Photos
As we arrived at our apartment in Paris, I immediately loved the door we entered through from the street. It was big, and green, and heavy, and I just thought it was great. But then we got into the interior courtyard, and this was our interior entrance… This is one of the things… Read More Doors of Paris
Three AM local time in California, my phone alarm went off. I turned over in bed, bleary-eyed fumbling to shut off the noise, and with the same lack of coordination pulled my laptop onto the bed, booting it up. From the depth of darkness beside me, Scotty rolled his face away from the glare, not… Read More Paris: Eiffel Tower
We enjoy being together as a family. We have fun together. I like being with my kids, as unlikely as that may seem according to popular TV. However, I recognize that continuing to enjoy being together requires a certain amount of upkeep and maintenance. So, in recognition of this, a solemn promise was made to… Read More Paris: Unscheduled
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… Read More Versailles: Picnic, Biking, & Food Market with Kids