Category: Travel Life
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Sauntering Through Savannah
In some ways, it is strange to think we’ve been back in Chicago 2.5 years. Some days it feels longer and others it feels like we never left Switzerland. Regardless, we continue to revel in the many amazing cities America has to offer. We hit up another new one during Tilly’s spring break – Savannah,…
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Cruising through Cuba – Part #2
Whether by car or on foot, we found ourselves spending a decent amount of time “cruising” when in Cuba. Our second day in Havana, we woke up and had a lovely homemade breakfast on the rooftop terrace. This was followed by being picked up by two 1950s style cars – pink and purple ones, at…
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Cruising through Cuba – Part #1
Amy, Dana and I celebrated 40 years of life by having an epic adventure in Iceland. A couple months later on her actual birthday, Amy was gifted ANOTHER adventure by her husband – a trip to Cuba. Obviously, Dana and I were invited. Cuba?? I thought. Wasn’t Cuba the forbidden fruit of the Caribbean when…
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National Lampoon’s Polish Christmas Vacation
The last time we went to Poland on a Christmas vacation was December 2018. Matilda was almost 3 years old, and we had a wonderful time with my husband’s family in Krakow. This Christmas, our visit to Poland was even more important given how we lost my mother-in-law over the summer. It was also a…
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Unbelievable Iceland, Part #5 – The End
After our day traveling the Southern Coast of Iceland, we went back to the apartment to get ready for our final meal. We stayed closer to the city center and ate at a traditional Icelandic restaurant called Messinn. There was plenty of fish on the menu, and their main fair was called “fish pans”. These…