• Glendalough, Ireland and Wicklow Mountains National Park
    October 26, 2016
    Gorgeous GlendaloughLast week Cope and I spent a few days in Ireland sans kids (thanks, Mom!) to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We’d been to Dublin as a foursome a few years ago when we were still living in London, but on that trip we didn’t have a chance to explore the gorgeous Irish countryside. This time we...
  • A Visit to Oia, Santorini, Greece
    August 3, 2016
    The beautiful Greek island of SantoriniIt’s no secret that the Greek island of Santorini is one of the more beautiful places in the known universe. The whites, the blues, the cliffs, the caldera! It’s almost too much. At the top of Santorini’s curated gorgeousness spectrum is the village of Oia, nestled into the island’s northwestern coast. On...
  • A Visit to Alicante, Spain in Photos + Disclaimers
    July 21, 2016
    Disclaimer #1I’ll just put it out there right away that this post about our visit to Alicante got lost at the bottom of the drafts pile for a while. Like a two years-ish while, as regular readers will notice immediately from those tiny silhouettes in Photo #2. But we’ve been to and loved Alicante twice...
  • A Visit to Iceland: Blue Lagoon
    October 20, 2015
    From Umami Girl's Iceland series: A Visit to Blue Lagoon. This human-made geothermal spa is fun but touristy. Here's what you need to know before you go.
  • A Visit to Iceland: Hello, Reykjavik
    October 16, 2015
    Photos, notes, tips and tricks from our visit to Reykjavik, Iceland with kids. We visited Reykjavik in the summertime on IcelandAir's My Stopover plan.