• 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 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.