Posted in Becca, Chris, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 9th, 2013 No Comments »
When we returned to Singapore from Pankil, we had one day to unwind and regroup before leaving for London. We unpacked, did laundry, and repacked, but were content to just sit and relax, soaking up our last bit of family time. Then there was an errand to be run that promised to be truly an [...]
Posted in Family, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 8th, 2013 2 Comments »
Taking the long trip to Singapore, we wanted to make the most of it and at least add one more country to our list. After a long search and considering all the options, we decided on a little island in Indonesia. When we made that decision, Heidi & Joseph thought it sounded like a fun [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 7th, 2013 1 Comment »
Life has been busy and somehow we ended up not having anything planned for the kids’ two-week Easter break. When we finally realized it, we jumped at the chance and booked tickets to Singapore to visit Chris’s sister, Heidi, and her family. This was very timely as Heidi and her family are soon packing up [...]
Posted in Becca, Christmas, Travel, site-seeing on Dec 2nd, 2012 1 Comment »
What do you say to a weekend away, with just the girls, to go to some European Christmas Markets?! That was definitely a no-brainer! Three countries in three days? We were up for it! We started on a Friday and flew to Luxembourg, a country I probably would never have gotten to if it weren’t [...]
Posted in Becca, Caleb, Cami, Friends, Gymnastics, Travel, site-seeing on Sep 16th, 2012 1 Comment »
A year has come and gone since Caleb’s last gymnastics training camp in Bulgaria. This year we had a change of scenery as we went to Girona, Spain. Having learned from last year, a couple moms and I took over the planning of the trip to make sure we had a hotel with a pool, [...]
Posted in Family, site-seeing on Aug 31st, 2012 1 Comment »
During the second week of the Olympics, Chris was still working from home so we decided to use that time for a change of scenery. We found a cottage to rent in the countryside where there was WiFi access and was still close enough to the city if Chris had to go in for a [...]
Posted in Friends, Kids, London, site-seeing on Jul 24th, 2012 No Comments »
The Olympics are nearly here and we were able to enjoy having the Torch Relay go through very near us. We actually had a couple places we could choose to view it from, but we chose to go to Kew Bridge with some friends. Kew Seriously, could you ask for a better day in London?! [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 2 Comments »
We quickly found a pattern for our days in Marrakech – Mornings – exploring the Souk with the kids Heading out to Explore Inside Souk Tangine Pots Sweets Stall Lantern Shop Pottery Shop Raffia Products We did do a little shopping while we were out exploring. We found some fun serving dishes at this stall. [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 No Comments »
Our first official day in Marrakech, we decided to take a walking tour with a guide. Our riad was right in the souk and we needed to get a good feel for the area, as it’s really a labyrinth. Leaving on Walking Tour We started down the street, taking in everything as we passed. Some [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 No Comments »
It was such a long day of driving – we had to get all the way back over the Atlas Mountains back to Marrakech . . . on the bus . . . on the windy and steep roads. Can you hear a nightmarish ride coming? Before that, though, we enjoyed our morning at the [...]