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My Favorite Faschings!
Posted on January 29, 2018 2 Comments
It’s Fastnacht/Fasching/Fastnet season! Time for crazy costumes, great parades, yummy food and lots of fun ~ Wanna find out more? Join the Swabians in celebrating this ancient tradition now celebrated all over Europe!
Interesting Eilat ~ Israel
Posted on January 22, 2018 4 Comments
This past November on a chilly “Black Friday” I had the opportunity to buy some very inexpensive tickets to Israel. I hopped on it, snapped up those tickets jiffy quick. I probably should have looked at my map first. But for under €30/ticket I thought, “why not?” So off to Israel we go in January […]
Mosel Wine Cave Christmas Markets
Posted on December 11, 2017 1 Comment
It’s NOT too LATE!! Christmas markets along the Mosel, still going on ~ full of light, romance, shopping and great eats! What’s not to like?
French Christmas markets in the Alsace
Posted on November 20, 2017 2 Comments
From Straßbourg to Prague to Krakow – you can find a Christmas market or Christkindlemarkt in about every town in Europe now. In the Alsace, they bring tradition, finesse and fun ~ here’s why they are on my Christmas “must-do” list!
A day in Assisi ~ ITALY
Posted on October 23, 2017 Leave a Comment
Whether Assisi is your destination or a stop along an Italian tour it is an absolute MUST-SEE!