Tag: Europe
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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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City break in London, England with a toddler
We wrapped up our final international travel plans for 2025 with a visit to the United Kingdom, spending two weeks in London and Edinburgh. This was my fourth time in London but our first time as a family of three including one unruly two year old. It was definitely our most challenging family trip so…
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Our Portugal finale: Sintra and Belem, Lisbon
As we wrap up 2024, I realized that I neglected to finish my Portugal blog series from our trip back in August! I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with bated breath to read about how we spent our last couple days in Portugal. 😉 Exploring castles and alchemy in Sintra After landing in Lisbon and…
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The streets and food of Lisbon, Portugal
After spending a whirlwind few days in scenic Azores, we departed for mainland Portugal for the last half of our trip. We landed in Lisbon in early afternoon and were picked up by our driver to bring us to our hotel. We stayed at Martinhal Chiado, a family hotel which offers serviced apartments. Our studio…
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Discovering the Azores: Nordeste Area, Sao Miguel
Our final tour in the Azores took us to the Nordeste area of Sao Miguel, on the northeastern part of the island. Cesar picked us up in the morning and took us to our first stop at Cerâmica Vieira Lagoa, a 150 year old ceramics factory that produces the signs that adorn many buildings and…
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