Vienna: Delicious and Beautiful

Really, what more could you ask for in a city? When we visited Vienna in February, the weather was absolutely freezing! It’s a good thing there are tons of tempting cafes with great coffee and delicious cakes and snacks on pretty much every block. After arriving via train from Bratislava (an easy hour and a…

A Visit to Bratislava

Bratislava is just an hour away from Vienna by bus or train but an entirely different city to experience! We decided to add a night there onto our trip to Vienna, and I’m so glad. The  capital of Slovakia is full of great food, a beautiful old town, delicious beer and lots of history. It’s…

A Week in Les 3 Vallees

I spent months debating which ski resort to spend a week at- and I’m so glad we ended up in Courchevel Moriand (or 1650), part of the largest ski area in the world! Though it has a reputation for being pricey (which it lived up to when I paid €6 for a tiny bottle of…

February in Review (and a bit of Jan as well!)

The beginning of the year has flown by, I can’t believe it’s already March (but still freezing cold!) January is always a tough month, the first week at work after the holidays is a grind and the nights are so long. Fortunately, they’ve been getting shorter and now it’s not pitch dark when I leave…

A Weekend in Madrid

After a whirlwind trip to Toledo, Lucas and I headed onward to Madrid. It was chillier than I expected in January, and a bit windy, but we checked into our very central airbnb apartment and headed out on a tapas and culture tour with Native Spanish Tapas. We spent a few hours ducking into and…