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Oh Paris, you have my damn heart, and I think you always will. Our France trip commenced six weeks ago in Paris, and from the moment we were swept east via train, I’ve been thinking about the 'city of love' ever since. All of France has been magic, but there is just something about Paris for me. So after looping around the country to Bordeaux, then the Basque Coast, inland to Carcassonne, then the Mediterranean Coast, we hopped on our final high-speed train of the trip and headed towards Paris for our final four days! And let me tell you, it was icing on an already delicious cake!

European Cities, Europe, FranceLindsay KellerOctober 9, 2023ParisParis, Europe, Eiffel Tower, LouvreComment

So This Is Love: Paris {Part 1}

So. This is love. Not a question. A statement. I was officially infatuated with a city. Paris had me at bonjour. For forty years (or something like that) I had been dreaming about visiting Paris. The books, movies (most recently, Emily in Paris!), real life stories from friends, and photos had this destination looking and sounding as dreamy as can be to me. The boys had learned all about Paris in first grade, and Bennett even wrote a book report (on his own accord!) about the city of love, and since then they had wanted to go too. Well, we had officially arrived and were so moved by Paris, that after circling around France for six weeks, we planned to come back and spend even more time here. I'm telling you, something about this place is pure magic.

Europe, European Cities, FranceLindsay KellerOctober 3, 2023ParisParis, Europe, Eiffel TowerComment

Just Touched Down In London Town

Ah London! We had finally made it “over the pond” post-covid and it felt AMAZING! We have been waiting for this moment for three years, and London was the perfect city to explore on foot (and double decker bus, of course) while getting ourselves acclimated to traveling abroad again!

Bars, Beers, & Books: 48 Hours In Dublin

We did it! We made a complete lap around Ireland in under two weeks and lived to tell the tales of our mother-daughter trip! I only had doubts because well, a rental car plus narrow roads plus driving on the opposite side plus foreign country (not to mention I had not driven at all in 10 months!) all could have equaled a number of different outcomes. But besides the minor bumps in the road, we came out victorious! The final two days we got to stow our car away and use public transpo in Dublin, the vibrant capital city of Ireland. We had a lot to squeeze in and as the title implies, a fair bit of it revolved around bars, beers, and books with visits to the famous Temple Bar, the Guinness Storehouse and Brewery, and Trinity College’s Book of Kells Exhibition & Old Library.But first, check out the ground we covered in the map below...

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

The word Switzerland conjures up some of the most beautiful images in my mind: snow-capped mountain peaks piercing crisp blue skies and fields of flowers with happy cows grazing, the sound of their bells floating softly in the air. And maybe, if you're lucky, a mountain man in lederhosen tooting on his alpine horn…think Ricola commercial. But, honestly, nothing could prepare us for what our eyes were about to see on our 8 day visit in Switzerland. This place is hands down one of the most beautiful countries we've ever been to. It reminded us a bit of Colorado but with more dramatic peaks and towns with hundreds of year more history. Not to mention the foreign language which makes any place feel a bit more glamorous.

Europe, European Cities, SwitzerlandLindsay KellerJune 23, 2015Switzerland!Switzerland, Europe, Lauterbrunnen, ZurichComment

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