I was looking back at blog posts and realized most are from travel, with less posts about Amsterdam and our daily life. I hope to mix in some more daily life too ❤️ What do we do on the weekends when in Amsterdam? Well, unlike it looks like on this blog, we do spent a … More Amsterdam Autumn

Girls weekend! With lots of visitors in and out for September and October it was time for a girls weekend to Paris! As long as you book in advance, it is quite nice being able to jump on the high speed train and be in Paris in about 3 hours from Amsterdam. I simply walked … More Like we were in Paris 🎶

The final stop of our Portugal road trip we drove down to the Algarve coast. This had been on my list since the first time I visited Portugal in 2017 so it was much anticipated! I went back and forth so many times where to stay along the coast and even had multiple properties booked … More If you like piña coladas🎶

This was my third trip to Lisbon and how lucky am I to have great friends in the most beautiful places!?! We got to our friend’s place in Lisbon late after our drive down and the next day was spent wandering around Sintra. For those of you that have been long time followers here on … More Lis-bon voyage!

After our time in the Duoro valley we headed South to spend time with friends that live in Lisbon. We had so much fun driving down with lots of stops along the way. I would also add how easy the driving is. In general Americans are very hesitant to rent a car abroad, but it … More Shades of Portugal

Stop 2 of our Portugal road trip was to the Douro valley region. It is only a couple hours from Porto. It is super common to take a day trip, but when planning our trip we decided we wanted to spend a few days in the area. The highlight for sure was some of the … More Grape views in Douro Valley

In the Netherlands it is very common to go on “annual leave.” This is the big vacation of the year typically 2-3 weeks and normally in the summer months of July or August (especially for those with kids). People write in their work out of office “out on annual leave and I will reply when … More PortuGO: Stop 1 Porto