Have you heard of it? Get a couple of fabulous knitters with an artistic passion (ahem.. Gazelle and Cheryl), add an occasion to express...

Last week there was GORGEOUS weather in Brussels, and when that happens you just have to drop everything and get outside!! On Tuesday, my...

Last weekend, we took a the quick 30km drive south to the ruins of Villers Abbey, in Villers-a-Ville, Belgium. I'd heard that it was a...

I've had a great time this week with "new" friends and "old" (new= 2 weeks and under, old would be 2 weeks to 3 months..haha). Last...

I certainly have many a trip planned in our 2-3 year stint here, but the truth is that I have plenty of fabulousness here in my own...

Our last day in beautiful Spain :( We rented a car the last 2 days (which I highly recommend) so on this day, we headed west to...

Ahh... this was what we've been missing on this trip. Gaudi, the Gothic Quarter, the Ramblas and endless energy of Barcelona was grand,...

By the 3rd day, we had our bearings and were hitting some new spots and more of our faves, knowing it was our last full day in the city....

Antonio Gaudi, famous turn of the century Catalan architect, has his signature all over Barcelona, and was a highlight of our trip. I'd...

I hope you don't mind the title. I know that I LOVE finding a blog that has useful info about traveling with kids these days, so I...

more to come ;)

Our home is about 5 miles from the cute village of Waterloo, Belgium. Being a history buff, I was instantly intruqued that we'd be living...

Yesterday, we opted for "Fat Sunday" instead of "Fat Tuesday" to see the famous Binche, Carnival near Brussels. There are dozens of great...

Belgium is known for it's comic book fame.. TinTin and the smurfs were created here, as well as many others. There's a museum (which...

This week I was able to sneak over to Antwerp TWICE and it was fantastic! Antwerp is known for it's fashion industry, and with that...

a little back story - I married into a swimming family. Not the Michael Phelps variety per se, but the swim-party-every-weekend-for-the-...