Kasteel Van Gaasbeek
Castles in Belgium Kasteel van Gaasbeek Storybook castle in Lennik, Belgium. The castle has been modified through the centuries to what is now, a 19th century romantic-style château dating back to medieval times....
Author: Lily (L.Ost)
Kasteel Van Beersel
Castles in Belgium Kasteel Van Beersels Considered one of Belgium’s best-preserved castles. Kasteel van Beersel (Dutch) or Château de Beersel (French) is a medieval castle-fort in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The castle retains its original...
Cinque Terre – Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy The Cinque Terre was our last stop in Italy durung our epic Summer Road Trip. Just south of Genoa and north of Pisa, there is a string of five towns known...
Manarola – Cinque Terre
Manarola & The Pesto Experience You can take a boat taxi to connect to neighboring towns. The ticket booth is built right into the cliff as you make your way to the boat ramp...
Vernazza Hike – Cinque Terre
Monterosso to Vernazza Hike One of the most fascinating things about the Cinque Terre is that all the villages connect via hiking trails. Hiking those trails is what I was looking forward to the...
Monterosso – Cinque Terre
Monterosso Monterosso is the largest village in the Cinque Terre. It is split into two sides, the old Monterosso and the new Monterosso. They are separated by a bluff and a tunnel connects the...
Summer Road Trip
Summer Road Trip Summer 2024 – We arrived in Brussels in June and we are here to stay for two years! Jacob just graduated from High School and would soon be starting college in...
First Trip out of Paris!
Part I Crash course on adjusting, adapting and overcoming obstacles. One of the first trips we planned while living in Paris was to Italy. Who doesn’t love Rome? It was the spring of 2010....
Living in Europe
Paris, Here We Come! Back in mid 2009, while living in Oceanside, CA – we found out my husband, a U.S. Marine, was going to be attending to the École-Militaire in Paris. Oh la...
