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Discovering the Normandy Region
Our flight arrived at Charles-de-Gaulles airport for our first visit to the Normandy region. We picked our rental car up on a rainy...


Macy's 4th of July Fireworks in NYC
We love watching fireworks and for a long time we had wanted to visit New York for the 4th of July. We had seen the fireworks in...


Bubbly Visit in Reims and Champagne Country
We arrived in Paris and we were on the road to Reims, the capital of the Champaign region 45 minutes later. It took us two hours to...


The Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey
We drove from Oxford where we spent a couple of days in the center of London. As soon as we heard the date of the coronation, we booked...


A Couple of Days in Oxford
On our way back from Cardiff to London we stopped in Oxford. We had briefly visited the city before, but we were on a tour and we had to...


Visiting Cardiff, the Capital of Wales
A few days before the coronation of King Charles III, we drove from London Heathrow to the city of Cardiff. It normally takes less than...


Celebrating the Venice Carnival in Costumes
After a long absence we decided to attend the Venice Carnival once again. We also decided to bring costumes like we did in the past, but...


Valentine’s Day in Verona
We stopped in Verona on Valentine’s Day on our way to the Venice Carnival. The city is one of the world’s top choices for celebrating the...


Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York
We flew to New York on a Tuesday, a couple of days before the parade. It was our second time in NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade....


The Food & Wine Classic at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
This annual foodie event takes place in early November on the scenic causeway between the Swan and the Dolphin resorts. The Food & Wine...


Wild Time at Fantasy Fest in Key West
Fantasy Fest is a street party held annually during the last week of October. It is known for its eclectic spirit of creative...


Queen Elisabeth II Funeral
We arrived in London a few days earlier from Portugal as we did not want to miss Queen Elisabeth II Funeral. We had especially come to...


Amazing Week in Portugal
We had planned to spend more time in Portugal, but Queen Elizabeth II passed away a week before our trip and we decided to fly to London...


The 4th of July Weekend Celebration in Washington, D.C.
We always wanted to spend time in Washington for the 4th of July. Our 9:00am flight was delayed for four hours. United had to change all...


The Derby at Epsom Downs During the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend
The Cazoo Derby took place on the third day of the Queen's Jubilee celebration. We took a taxi from our hotel to Epsom. It is a...


London, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend
We visited London for this once in a lifetime event. The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking...


Munich, Bavaria and the Passion Play in Oberammergau
The 42nd Passion Play was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. We had tckets to it, and had to wait for three years later for it, so we...


Belated Birthday Celebration in the Caribbean on the World’s Largest Cruise Ship
We haven’t been cruising for a while and at the last moment we booked a 7-day cruise on the Wonder of the Seas, a brand-new Royal...


Christmas Markets in Switzerland
We started our journey in Zurich, a city we had visited many times as I am Swiss, but not during the holidays. We stayed at an Autograph...


Celebrating Day of the Dead in Patzcuaro, Mexico
We started planning this “Dia de los Muertos” trip a few years ago, but it had to be postponed twice during COVID. After a lot of...
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