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Alpine family vacation at Familux Alpenrose Resort
We have never been particularly interested in travel to all-inclusive resorts but while researching our trip to Austria, I learned about the concept of kinderhotels in Europe. These are resorts that are designed intentionally for families with young children and there are several of them around Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. After our few days…
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A few of my favourite things in Salzburg, Austria
After a busy few days in Vienna, we hopped on the train for the next segment of our Austria trip to Salzburg, the fourth largest city in Austria and best known to many travellers as the birthplace of Mozart and setting for Sound of Music (get the title of this blog post?). The two hour…
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Exploring Austria: Museums and schnitzel in Vienna
For our summer European vacation, we spent two weeks in Austria and Germany at the end of August. Our trip started in Vienna, where I attended a conference in the mornings for four days and explored the city in the afternoons. We flew on an overnight flight via Air Canada, landing in Vienna in the…
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Spring in the Arctic: Tromso and around Northern Norway
For the second leg of our Scandinavia trip following a few days in Denmark, we headed north to the Arctic Circle. We spent five days in and around northern Norway, basing ourselves in the city of Tromso. Tromso is the largest city in Northern Norway, known as the “Gateway to the Arctic” for its location…
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In and around Copenhagen: Designmuseum, Louisiana Museum, Tivoli Gardens
Following our first couple days in Copenhagen, we checked out a few other notable sites in and around the city. We started our third morning with a delicious Nordic breakfast at Hotel Kong Arthur and then put our Copenhagen Card to use again with a visit to the Designmuseum Danmark, which features an extensive collection…
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Exploring Copenhagen: Nyhavn, Nationalmuseet, Danish Architecture Center
Our first family travel in 2026 was a Scandinavian adventure in Denmark and Norway, starting our trip with five days in and around Copenhagen. Our inbound flight was on SAS Premium Economy which was a decent experience. Teddy is still generally a good traveller, although he is definitely more challenging to contain and entertain as…
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Coming soon: Europe travel plans in 2026
Hi friends, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated the blog. After our last trip abroad to London and Scotland, we were homebound for the remainder of 2025 and first quarter of 2026. What do we have planned for travel in 2026? A bunch of Europe! Next month, we will be visiting Denmark and Norway, basing…
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Wrapping up in Scotland: Edinburgh Castle
We returned to Edinburgh from our tour of the Highlands and checked back in at Wilde Aparthotels Grassmarket. We had one final day in Edinburgh before wrapping up our visit to the United Kingdom, which we spent on a visit to Edinburgh Castle. This historic castle stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by…
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From Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands
During our week in Scotland, we broke up our time in Edinburgh with a trip to the Highlands. Teddy is not old enough to participate in group tours yet and we didn’t feel brave enough to drive on the left side of the road, so we opted for a private tour with Discreet Scotland on…
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Festival season in Edinburgh, Scotland
After our short visit to London, we headed north to start the Scottish portion of our United Kingdom trip. After our debacle with Ryanair in Portugal last year, I have been hesitant to fly on budget European airlines with a baby, so we decided to take the train from London to Edinburgh, which was much…
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