The day after returning from our road trip to Croatia, Travis and I put on our walkin’ shoes and traveled the 10 feet next door to celebrate Carlos’s birthday. What better way is there to do that than with cake...
For the folks who follow our blog, I’m guessing you’re wondering if we fell off the face of the earth! As each day speeds past, I realize that I’m falling further behind as my blog sits sadly neglected in cyber space....
In 2012, something miraculous was born in the dynamically artistic city of San Francisco, California. It was a company called Oru Kayak. Their ingenious creation? A 12 foot origami kayak. The idea was born of one man’s desire to have...
August 1st in Switzerland is known as Swiss National Day, a national holiday celebrating the country’s birthday. The day was designated to commemorate the founding of Switzerland in 1291 when members of three cantons came together, pledging their allegiance to...
Looking around our spacious, beautiful Swiss house in mid-July, Trav and I couldn’t quite believe how much stuff we’d accumulated in just a year. Our one-year lease would be ending July 31st, and we already had to move again. When...
We only have five days in our countdown to moving day in Switzerland, which brings with it lots of moving day preparations: an endless stream of errands, packing, cleaning, and downsizing. The day – Saturday – dawned blissfully cool and...
It’s just past the one-year anniversary of when we moved to Switzerland, so we’re taking a look at some of the foods we miss from the US. We miss entire food groups, especially really good Mexican food, but the ten...
