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Lake Bled in the Rain: Travel Guide

Posted on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018by Jenn

Ah, Lake Bled. It is so, so beautiful there. When we visited, it was also so, so rainy. The lake, with its beautiful island and castle, is surrounded by mountains. The turquoise waters and bordering forests are so peaceful and lovely. It is a wonderfully relaxing place to visit, especially during the off-season. Even in […]

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Bruges, Belgium in a Weekend

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018by Jenn
Bruges Canals

For Andrew’s birthday trip, we took off for a long weekend in Bruges, Belgium. With an old medieval city center, some of the best beer in the world and accessibility by train from London, Bruges was the perfect place for a relaxing weekend away to celebrate. Unlike our trip to Prague, I did my research […]

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A Long Weekend in Prague, Czech Republic

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018by Jenn
Prague Castle from Petrin Park

Real talk: when we travel, Andrew is the trip planner. He does the research on the places we hope to visit, figures out what dates make sense and books the trips for us, often months and months in advance. Eastern Europe has been high on our list and with some time off over the holidays […]

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Transylvania, Peles Castle and Bran Castle, Romania

Posted on January 2, 2018January 3, 2018by Jenn
Peles Castle, Romania

For us, the big draw in visiting Romania was the chance to see Transylvania. Transylvania had captured both of our imaginations with its tales of vampires and castles. Andrew found day tours that would take us there from Bucharest during our weekend in Romania. We booked one for that Saturday that would take us to […]

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Rome, Italy in 24 Hours

Posted on July 25, 2017January 3, 2018by Jenn
Rome, Italy

Living in London and having easy access to travel in Europe are two things we try not to take for granted. We feel so lucky to have these opportunities and to be able to experience them together. However, expat life does have its drawbacks. The primary downside is that we are far away from the […]

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