Europe
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Our 7-Day Iceland Itinerary
If the Big Island of Hawaii had a baby with the Swiss Alps, it would be Iceland. Rolling hills full of sheep and horses. Farm houses scattered over black earth. Beautiful and abundant waterfalls cutting through the rocks. Hot springs. Mountains and fjords. Space. So much expansive space with mind blowing scenery. For me, Iceland…
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Lisboa
In my continued effort to carve out time just for myself, I picked Lisbon, Portugal as my destination of choice for 2025’s solo travel exploits.. “Solo” is loosely defined here not as completely alone, but rather sans husband and children that make up my nucleus family. It is remarkable to try and function without them…
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Village of Grindelwald, Switzerland
I am thinking back to our time in Switzerland, this time last year. Sharing a few lovely pictures from Grindelwald, Switzerland, and linking to all my Swiss Travel Blog posts.
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Photo Essay + Mini Travel Guide: BASEL
THE SHORT: Tram rides, Basel Zoo, Basler Papiermuhle (paper mill), Spielzeug Welten Museum (toy museum), Museum Tinguely, HITrental Marktplatz Apartments Hotel Of all the cities we visited during our week-long travels to Switzerland, Basel goes down as the one where every single thing surpassed my expectations. It’s the type of travel miracle that seldom shows…
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Chateau de Chillon, Montreux, Switzerland
The medieval fortress of Chateau de Chillon on the banks of Lake Geneva in Montreux, dates back to the 12th century, or as my children call it, that-time-before-Alexa. In every guidebook and blog post that I read about travels to Switzerland, I was amazed to see that this fortress popped up as a must-visit destination.…
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Basel Zoo: A Photo Essay
The Basel Zoo tops as one of the five most favorite things we did during our week in Switzerland. It might seem odd that of all things, a zoo made it on the list, since it is something that is easily found in other cities with pretty much the same collection of animals. Here are…
The Antibland Chronicles 