Join us on a tour of our Airbnb in Gouda, Holland! We learned that most Dutch homes in The Netherlands have staircases that are more similar to ladders! What do you think James the Poodle thought of the stairs? Watch our video to find out!
Category: Vacations
When we decide to make a big trip out of it
How to use your phone while traveling in Europe
You need data when you are traveling – to load maps, to keep in touch with friends and family back home, to check train schedules and more. Here I explain how easy it is to buy a prepaid SIM card in Europe and show you how to install the prepaid SIM card into your iPhone. Make sure…
Useful Travel Accessories
I wanted to share a few of my favorite useful travel accessories and tips.
Shower cap shoe covers
I do have shoe bags for my shoes when I travel but I found that shower caps work even better for
Pet Friendly Vienna – Public Transportation
One of the great things about Vienna, Austria (and much of Europe) is it is so dog friendly!
James is ready for his first U-Bahn ride:
James is welcome on the public transportation and Vienna has
Therme Wien – A Relaxing Morning in Vienna
When we visited Vienna a few years ago, I wanted to visit a “spa” that had soaking pools. I read that you could find them all over Austria. We found Therme Wien – it was the closest to the city and a
Flying to Europe with your dog – the Detailed Airport Experience
This is the very detailed post about booking a flight from the US to Europe and taking your dog with you. For a much shorter post with just the highlights you need to know, click here.
When we
Flying to Europe with your dog – what you must know for the airport
Here are the must-know highlights for flying to Europe from the US with your dog. If you would like to read our detailed post about flying to Europe with your dog, click here.
When you buy your flights
A girl’s guide to camping
Chris and I love camping. I don’t consider myself a girly girl, but I do love makeup and beauty products. So I decided to put together a girl’s guide to camping! I know a lot of women that would
The Epic Hike
We decided to hike the trail around the Cliff Pond. It is listed as 3.2 miles so we estimated that it would take us an hour or two. That’s about the same distance as a 5k and you can walk that in about
A day at the pond
We spend all day at Cliff Pond. Can you tell why we picked this campground? We floated in the lake all day and did a little fishing practice 🙂 and avoided the complications of the local beaches. We
Jo Mamas and Rock Harbor
We headed to Jo Mamas for breakfast. On their logo the ‘o’ is a coffee bean which helps explain their selection, they have coffee and bagels and also bagel sandwiches. We each grabbed a bagel sandwich
Evening swim time
We headed back to the pond for an evening swim and pretty much had the beach to ourselves. There were a few hikers and people coming to swim a little but the place was basically all ours for most of the
Nap time back at camp
When we got back to the campground we decided it would be a good idea to take a nap. We had to put some things away first and were busy doing that when we discovered that James had started his nap early.
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The Beach!
Finally we found a parking lot for the beach, there was a booth at the entrance so probably a fee but we wanted to see the beaches so we pulled in to find out what the rules were. Before we could ask
Cake for Breakfast
We slept in and decided to find a place for breakfast. Ideally we were looking for waffles but that wasn’t so easy to find. Instead we found a place called Cake for Breakfast which was a little pastry
Campfire Time
After dinner we headed back to the campsite for a campfire and to wind down. James was chilly from being wet so we put him on his bed and threw his blanket on him to warm him up.
The poor guy was
Cobies
After getting cleaned up a bit from the pond we headed to Cobies. It was just outside of the park so it was probably the closest restaurant anyway. We were hoping for out door seating and lucky for us
Cliff Pond and Cobies
Back at Cliff Pond for the afternoon we were enjoying the clear water and the sunshine. James was fetching his ball farther and farther out and having a blast. I still hadn’t pulled out the fishing
Provincetown
We decided to head to Provincetown at the end of the cape. We had heard it was a really neat place to visit and that they had some good restaurants so we planned to have lunch up there. The drive was
Early morning swim at Cliff Pond
We woke up early because the sun was up and nobody else was. This was the time to walk around the park and head to Cliff Pond because we would have it all to ourselves. The water was really cold but