Every year my parents and I try to take a trip together, and a few years ago we took what is still probably our favorite trip to-date—a 7-day roadtrip through the…
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Abbeys, Castles, & Coast: A Day Trip To South Wales
Read moreWales is one of those places that is almost mythical in my mind. Visions of towering green hills, giant-sized looming castles, superstitions of lost kings and treasures, and centuries of…
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(Less Than) 24 Hours in Lucerne, Switzerland
Read moreI found myself unexpectedly charmed by Lucerne (Luzern). Because we were staying with friends in the Geneva area, most of our itinerary was short half-day and day trips from their home. …
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Clonmacnoise Monastery, Ireland: A Road Trip Must-See
Read moreI’m finally rounding out all the little nooks and crannies of Ireland that we got to explore on our Ireland roadtrip. This one is small but delightful—today we visit Clonmacnoise…
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Spending A Day With England’s Salisbury, Stonehenge, & Stourhead Gardens
Read moreYou’re spoiled for choice when it comes to English day trips, particularly a day trip from London. But after trying several in my two-week stay, I’d have to argue that…
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A Day Trip to Medieval Regensburg, Germany
Read moreWhen my mom and I dragged my dad on our first “just the three of us” Europe trip maaaaaaany moons ago, our first adventure was spending a few days in…
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What To Do With A Day in Charming Bath, England
Read moreI’m just now starting to get through all of my England and Wales photos from last fall, because we covered SO much ground in just a week and a half—despite…
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Northern Israel: Caesarea, Tel-Megiddo, Sea of Galilee, & Akko
Read moreFor a country that’s only the size of New Jersey, Israel is completely fascinating—boasting millennia of history and culture, you could spend weeks here and not come close to seeing…
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A Day Trip from Geneva: Chateau Chillon & Yvoire
Read moreAs I’ve said a few times, my parents and I often find occasion to visit my mom’s best friend and her husband on our annual Europe trip. They work for…
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A Day on Scotland’s Mystical Isle of Lewis & Harris
Read moreThere are some places in the world where it feels like actual magic saturates everything you see. Scotland probably has more than its fair share of these places, and the…
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