Last May, we visited Rome for my 3rd time with our friends from Texas. We started in the Italian Riviera and then took a train to the...

Last May, 2 of our Texas friends made the trek to visit us in Belgium, and then we joined them in Paris and Italy. It was my last trip to...

So our favorite Italian island thus far has been Sicily (not that we've visited that many! haha), so Sardinia had a tough act to follow...

seriously? Thank you Etsy AND mom and dad for bringing such a bundle of cuteness to my door! Little Miss B wasn't always in the mood for...

The last time you saw this crew on my blog was here. They were friends in Kingwood, TX that also moved to Europe while we were there! We...

Sunday morning.. perfectly partly cloudy: 2 pre-teen girls, a mom, dad and pretty white pup all ready for pics. Photographer's lens...

sweet baby cakes ;)

It's almost bluebell time in Belgium and bluebonnet time in Texas: 2 of my favorite purply-blue flowers :) Here's a few shots of the...

oh how I love Lisbon! It's part San Francisco with a Spanish or Italian feel but a with Portugese flair. And the SUN. Usually lots of it....

The Algarve region of Portugal was on my list and we just made it there before we moved back last summer. Rick Steves was very adament...

I first visited Lisbon 2 years ago with friends and fell in love with it's colorful tile facades . You can catch a few on that post......

The grand finale has arrived. Are you tired of Morocco yet? Not me! I'm anxious to make a coffee table book after relating some of our...

I sure am stretching these photos out! Maybe it's because I'm living vicariously thru them as I see them again.. or maybe it's because...

We left Marrakech early and headed out alomst 8 hours over the Atlas Mountains to the beginning of the Zagora desert. We used this tour...

We're upping the adventure level the next couple of posts as we dive into a new continent: Africa! Marrakech has long been on my bucket...

As a child of the 80's AND history buff, Berlin was a must-see for me. I well remember the wall coming down while I was in high school...

One of my favorite experiences from our visit to Berlin. I'll let the wall and sun speak for itself. Enjoy!

I've a couple of Belgian advenutures to share on the blog today.. The first was a trip to the trappist brewery of Orval. If you'd like...

I first visited the Amalfi coast with friends in April, 2013. You can read about that here. We based ourselves in Positano (which is...