Time for a country shift! Our country changes are happening faster than they used to, as we are on our 7th country since mid-April. But we want to take advantage of the time we have in Europe before we...
Segovia and Bilbao, Spain
It’s been awhile since we listened to 80’s music took a road trip so we set off last week for a small jaunt to northern Spain. We already have a relaxing apartment on the coast and we didn’t really...
Sagrada Familia and Gaudí
With only a quick stop in Barcelona on our way to a relaxing beach apartment, we knew we had to make the most of our time and see just the highlights. On the very top of our list was the...
Exploring Barcelona
We left the Netherlands last week and returned to Sunny Spain. This is my 3rd visit to Spain and the family’s second. Part of the “Schengen Shuffle” requires us to leave Europe, which we obliged by going to South...
Netherlands LOL
It’s time for our last post from the Netherlands. We pretty much spoke English here, but there were still a lot of opportunities to capture silly signs. We loved the Dutch words, we learned a few (mostly about food...
Netherlands Happy and Crappy
We really didn’t feel like we “lived” in the Netherlands. We were only here for 5 weeks. It was more like a long vacation, that also felt kind of like hanging out at home. But once we talked about...
Making Plans
One of the questions we get a lot is “Where are you going next?”. Sometimes we aren’t sure of the answer, other times it’s long and convoluted and by the time I finish answering I notice eyes glazing over....
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
One of the things I love about this part of Europe is how close everything is. You can do so much in such a short time! And since we can, we did. Battle of the Bulge (no, this is...
Driving Miss Margaret
We rented a car for the last few days of my sister’s visit to the Netherlands. We had enough of Amsterdam exploring and decided it was time to get out and see the countryside a little bit. Driving in...
Girls Gone Wild In Haarlem
People. Haarlem gets me. Guest blogger Margaret (Allison’s lucky sister) here, sharing little observations and experiences that have been interesting to me. The Shermans, intrepid travellers as they are, may not notice the idiosyncrasies of culture that I have...