This year we went on Luke's official spring break! I was ready for the break because of Chicago's long winter. For all the other years, we traveled whenever we found cheap airline tickets but this past spring Luke was in in kindergarten and we wanted to go somewhere during his spring break. We started the … Continue reading Let’s Travel! Our First Family Trip to Amsterdam for Spring Break
Happy French Friday! The other day I sent a friend a text message of a picture that I took while we were in Paris last month. She texted back asking why I go to Paris every year. Why don't I go somewhere else. What is so special about Paris? At first, I got a bit … Continue reading French Friday! Why I Love to Visit Paris So Often
For Christmas, Charlie and I decided not to give each other gifts. Instead we decided to go on a trip instead. Part of Luke's Christmas gift was going to Disneyland and our Christmas gifts to each other was being to experience Luke's excitement at Disneyland and to go to Palm Springs. So right before New … Continue reading Let’s Travel! Why 2 Days In Palm Springs Was Not Enough
I have a serious case of wanderlust. I want to go to Provence to smell the lavender and to twirl in the lavender fields. I want to be in the endless sunflower fields just to have all the bright yellow flowers around me. But I can't because I have to go to work. Where is … Continue reading Let’s Explore! Pope Farm Conservancy for Sunflowers
Okay, I'm going to be totally honest...I had no idea what we were doing when we decided to take a day trip to La Rioja from Bilbao. But it was totally worth the drive though. So this was our day in a nutshell - We didn't do any research before going. We used Google Maps … Continue reading Let’s Travel! Basque Country – A Day Trip to La Rioja (Spain’s Wine Country)
The tail end of our trip to Basque Country was Bilbao (I still need to share our day trip to the Rioja region). Let me start by just saying that two days in Blibao was not enough! I must admit, before visiting Bilbao, I thought the only thing to see was the Guggenheim Museum. Boy, was … Continue reading Let’s Travel! Basque Country – Bilbao in 2 Days