When we first began our round-the-world adventure back in early July of 2016, there was one thing in particular that made us more anxious than anything else: That first flight. Braeden had flown several times before, but New York to Paris was the longest flight by far we had ever dared taken him on.  At … Continue reading The Green Island →

You can’t POSSIBLY visit the French Riviera without at least driving through Monaco to see what the fuss is all about, so after almost a week in Antibes we rented a car early in the day and made the 1-hour drive east to one of the richest little countries in the world. It was easy … Continue reading The Fairytale Country of Monaco and Our Final Week in France →

Our trip from Aix to Antibes was supposed to be simple:  throw our backpacks in an Uber, hustle over to the TER (read:  commuter rail) station, get our tickets, walk 5 minutes to the bus station, take the bus 6 minutes from Aix center to the Aix TGV station, and hop on the TGV for … Continue reading Heading South →

After a week or so in Aix we’d been on the road for roughly 2 months, so we were over the initial feverish, “Quick, we gotta get up and see [insert name of touristy spot here] and then get over to [insert name of other touristy spot] before the line forms!  Go, GO, GO!” We had finally … Continue reading The Calanques, Part II →

We left Gordes still entranced by the fetching little town and headed east, still with a few stops remaining on our planned tour of the Lavender Trail.  Happily a few hours behind schedule we decided that we had time only for Roussillon, so we encouraged Braeden to nap for the 20-or-so minutes we had between … Continue reading A Detour, Roussillon, and Meeting an Idol →

One Bad Abbaye After our jaunt to Cassis the next few days in Aix were quiet – trips to the playground, lots of visits to the market, exploring Old Town, working out, etc.  Then we decided it was time to head out for another day trip to see what we could of the Lavender Trail and the hill … Continue reading The Lavender Trail →

My initial strategy when we first began this blog was to post every 3 days or so.  This way the memories would be fresh and the posts would hopefully not be overlong. We’ve only been on the road for two months now (wow, that seems a little crazy when I say it out loud) and … Continue reading Finally, Provence →