CRUISING – STOCKHOLM, HELSINKI and TALLINN

CRUISING – STOCKHOLM TO HELSINKI on  SILJA SERENADE After spending four nights in Stockholm in a room with no windows, it was an extra special treat to have a WINDOW on my first-ever CRUISE! Given, it was only a one-night cruise, it gave me a great taste of cruise […]

CAR

CAR Photo Essay (Central African Republic)

I personally have not yet made it to Central African Republic, but a few years ago my brother Ammon did. Here are his words on the experience. “In CAR I was in the border town of Gamboula. It ended up being a day trip from Cameroon. It was […]

#TRLT Tuesday Traveller – JOE BAUR

For today’s #TRLT Tuesday Traveller I am happy to present you with avid traveller Joe Baur! Thank you again, Joe, for taking the time for our #TRLT interview. Joe is a car-free travel writer and filmmaker who likes to find everything from neighborhoods to countries off the tourist trek. Besides […]

Old Town (Gamla Stan)

The MAGIC of STOCKHOLM

When we weren’t preoccupied with TBEX convention and parties, we had time to explore the stunning capital city of Sweden. Stockholm is made up of around 24,ooo islets and islands, ideally seen via bus, on foot and by boat. Mom and I walked around the city with Shane […]

Minsk Belarus

Belarus Photo Essay

Belarus has been on my radar ever since 2016 when we travelled from Ukraine into Poland. At the time we had hoped to visit Belarus but the visa etc was too difficult for us to incorporate into our travels. Ten years later, Mom and I finally were able […]

TBEX 2016 in Stockholm, SWEDEN

Last year Mom and I attended the travel blogger conference #TBEX 2015  in Costa Brava, Spain for our first time. We were looking forward to this year’s European #TBEX 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. Attending TBEX is a great way to meet like-minded people, brainstorm, listen to experts in […]

#TRLT Tuesday Traveller – Kaitlin Denny

Today, I’m excited to introduce Kaitlin Denny from @travelfareatwel as this week’s #TRLT Tuesday Traveller. She is an engineer from nine to five and a traveler and blogger the rest of the time. She’s lived her whole life in the Midwest, and she loves exploring and sharing the natural beauty in […]

Ferry to Denmark

Road Trip to Stockholm

Mom and I attended our first European TBEX (travel blogger convention) in Spain last year and immediately afterwards bought our tickets for this year’s in Stockholm, Sweden. A year passed in a snap and before we knew it, TBEX was two weeks away. Then a week!!! And we hadn’t planned […]

Czech Republic Photo Essay

Though we only stayed in Czech Republic eight days, we left with so many great memories. This was one of the first countries we visited with my best friend, Terri, when she joined us on our family adventure in the summer of 2006. We stayed in Podebrady with […]

#TRLT Tuesday Traveller – Anisa

Today’s #TRLT Tuesday Traveller is Anisa of @2travelingtxns!  Anisa was raised in Texas, but after college, her career took her to Phoenix and eventually to the Big Apple. Together with her friend Katherine, she runs the Two Traveling Texans blog. She has been to 33 different countries across five continents (and […]

Warsaw

Road Trip: 10 Countries, 10 Capital Cities

Being an avid traveller, living in The Netherlands is a land of opportunity and the perfect base for road trips. In the 7+ years that I’ve been living here, we (“we” includes various family members) have done road trips to Spain, Italy, Norway, France, Portugal , Austria, and a […]

Northern Cyprus

Cyprus Photo Essay

Cyprus is one of the last three European countries I have yet to visit. Ammon visited North Cyprus a few years back and of course his stories and photos inspire me to one day see this European island country! Ammon says: “It has a lack of development because […]

#TRLT Tuesday Traveller – Marcel Hovens

This week’s #TRLT Tuesday Traveller is Marcel Hovens also known as @Wandelgek. I’ve actually been fortunate enough to have met Marcel in person several times. He’s such a lovely guy and always a pleasure to have around! Marcel says that his alias, “De Wandelgek” is Dutch for “sucker for […]

croatia

Croatia Photo Essay

We visited Croatia so many years ago on our family’s crazy four year adventure around the world. I think it was actually the SHORTEST stay in any country of that trip but that had nothing to do with our lack or interest. We stopped for a night in […]

#TRLT Tuesday Traveller – Anne Slater-Brooks

Today I am excited to feature Anne Slater-Brooks on today’s #TRLT Tuesday Traveller. She is an avid traveller who has visited over 70 countries on six continents since discovering her travel spirit as a teenager. She indulges her passion for travel by writing on her blog, Travel The Globe […]