Today is the first day of Spring! Are you traveling anywhere lovely for spring break?? I'd like to say these tulips were real, b...

My daughter, just 11 years old, sitting pretty in the colorful town square in Hallstatt , Austria. This is my Photo Friday link-up p...

Austrian Alps Circa:  1966 My mom in the cute pegged pants, my uncle, and my brother, age 4, are in the foreground of this pictur...

Fireworks over  Adelboden  valley in Switzerland last year. New Year's Eve is called Sylvester in the German speaking countries o...

The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland?  No!  It's the Quinta da Regaleira estate in Sintra, Portugal, also known as the "Palace of...

I'm participating in a Mother's Day photo carnival today hosted by  Mara Gorman  on her blog,  The Mother of all Trips .  The idea ...

What are these things called and why do kids love them so much?   At the marionette museum in Salzburg. Inside the Tower Bridg...

Frohe Ostern, Happy Easter! Have you seen this character before, this giant white mouse named Diddl?  He is an extremely popular cartoon c...

There has been so much snowfall in Europe these past few weeks. Johann Strauss II looks lonely and cold in the Stadtpark in Vienna. This g...

Several years ago when we were planning a trip to Austria I did a lot of research on the beautiful mountain and lake region of Carinthia whe...

Need some ideas for spring break destinations?  My fellow travel blogger Monique Rubin has some fine suggestions on her blog,  Mo Travels ,...

If you read travel articles even occasionally, you've surely come across the term "UNESCO World Heritage Site."  I've read...

Sometimes rated by surveys as the city with the best quality of life in the world, and the wealthiest city in Europe, Zurich does not rank q...

The enchanting city of Salzburg, Austria, at night. This post is part of Photo Friday at DeliciousBaby.com .

Looking forward to Halloween with a little bit of creepiness:  my kids at the Bone House (Beinhaus) in Hallstatt , Au...