Close to our rental home in Marbella, Spain was an outdoor adventure parked called Aventura Amazonia. The moment Ella laid eyes on it, she began begging to go! Sunny days were few and far...

Surprise, surprise! An Aunt that I haven’t seen since 1996 turned out to be touring through Spain on a Rick Steves Tour!  She checked her schedule, and we decided we could meet up on...

Let’s face it. When we drove down the coast of Spain from the Northeast to the Southern coast, we weren’t too…well…impressed. What we expected to be a scenic drive instead turned out to be...

I have good news, friends! We were recently featured in a brand new magazine, Real Family Travel Magazine, available exclusively on iPad Newsstand. Okay...so what's the good news for you??!! The Editor of the...

Yes, we've all heard that adage. But really, the more I live life, the more that truth becomes clearer and clearer... In high school I used to wear about 10 rings on my fingers,...

My name is Ella and I am 7 1/2 years old. I love traveling! I like traveling because I make new friends and I get to meet new people. And I like traveling because...

Since the weather in Salzburg was still rainy, we decided a day at the Nature House (Haus de Natur) would be a great way to pass the time! This Natural History Museum spans 8...

Last week we were able to visit the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. They limit how many tourists may enter in one day, and therefore tickets are highly sought after. We had to purchase our...

A few days before driving to Austria, we were at the dinner table and Ella (age 7) asked, “Where does salt come from?” “Hmm…good question! Want to go to a salt mine and find...

When we found out that the Ludwigsburg Palace has an annual pumpkin festival, how could we possibly resist?! The festival boasts that it is the world’s largest pumpkin festival, with 400,000 pumpkins and over...