For our final country on our extended backpacking trip, we picked Italy, a destination that has been at the top of my dream travel list for many years. When we left the US a couple months earlier,...

After spending a couple of days in Lucerne, we headed back to the western part of Switzerland to spend one full day and a couple of nights in Geneva, our last stop on our tour of Switzerland! Our...

I’ve struggled to get this post on Lucerne together for a variety of reasons. The main reason is one I’ve mentioned before and which is consistently the culprit behind my blogging...

When you enter Zurich, it feels like you are walking into a land of luxury. The city is clean and stunning, with a beautiful variety of architecture and an atmosphere of history. Everywhere you...

While staying in Bern, we knew that we wanted to use one of our four days in town to see the mountains nearby. We did a little research and discovered that there were some car-free mountain-top...

After a glorious week-and-a-half in France, we hopped on the train and headed to the land of the Swiss! From Toulouse, we took a six hour train ride to Geneva, and then we switched trains for...

After two days in Arles, France, we hopped back on the train for the three-hour journey to Toulouse, our final stop in France. Toulouse is the only French city we knew we were going to visit for...

Our next stop was just a quick 45-minute train ride from Avignon, where we had spent that previous couple of days. Like I mentioned in my Avignon post, we were very unfamiliar with the South of...

After exploring the French Riviera, we took the train to the heart of the French Provence! Passing further into the Provence area by train, we were surrounded by beauty: think stunning wine...

For the final part of our French Riviera stay, we took a day trip to Monaco. After exploring Nice and Cannes, we were excited to explore the second smallest country in the world! Still using Nice...