People are curious about living as an expat. They seem to think that it is glamorous no matter where you actually live. The reality is that it’s life--just in a different place. Once you get past the “tourist” stage, you have to do...
Ah Paris. The City of Light and the City of Love. We were able to spend our wedding anniversary in Paris and we are all about making our travel frictionless. Language barriers can be tough, so we like for everything else to be...
Bikes and Amsterdam are like cars and Los Angeles. Everyone has at least one and that’s how they commute. Most Dutch people have been cycling from about the time they could walk (at least in some form). I’ve heard that they even take...
Windmills and water are what you think of when you think of the Netherlands, right? If that’s the case, then you should definitely check out the windmills just outside Amsterdam! You don’t have to go far to feel like you are not in...
You have no excuse not to have a new adventure! Take full advantage of what is close by and have new experiences no matter where you are. Whether you feel the need to take a staycation this year or just want to get out...
Becoming an expat is my first big adventure and is the first time I have done anything bold. It was also the first time I wanted something so bad that it pained me. That feeling drove me, it pushed me through the planning,...
Traveling can be hard to plan and stressful to do if you aren’t organized. Add that to all of the logistical and cultural differences you'll encounter, and you need some help to make life a little easier. Remember when you needed a map of...
When we thought about moving abroad to Amsterdam we first had to first figure out how it would be legally possible. Then we had to figure out the processes and logistics of it all. Nobody’s experiences are ever the same, but we looked...
If you read our post about 7 Things to do around Europe in the Winter, then you saw that German Christmas Markets are on that list. Since that list is basically our European Winter Wishlist, it is so exciting to have checked something...
We live in Europe, so we really want to use this opportunity to move around this great continent and see all there is to see. Winter is a unique time since it’s typically a low-season for tourism (depending on where you go), so...