Friday, July 3 The next day, our last in Montreux, the weather looked perfect, so we decided to head over to Chillon. I had attempted to research ahead of time to find a place on …
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Switzerland with Kids: Gruyères – July 2, 2026
Thursday, July 2 On Thursday, we had reservations on the Goldenpass Belle Epoque train. I had originally booked the Chocolate Train tour, which takes you on this train to Montbovon, then you get on a …
Continue readingSwitzerland with Kids: Montreux, Lausanne, and Vevey – June 30-July 1, 2026
Tuesday, June 30 We flew into Geneva from London and easily hopped on a train to Montreux at the Geneva airport. The train ride had nice views from Lake Geneva, but we were so tired, …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Back at Sea and Castaway Cay – October 2025
Thursday Thursday was our last sea day. LS wanted to get up early to go to the Oceaneer Club to make Stitch’s Space Goo (slime), so we ate breakfast and headed there. It was during …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Exploring the Baths at Virgin Gorda – October 2025
Wednesday We were in port at Tortola when I awoke on Wednesday morning, and I was excited. We were scheduled to go to Virgin Gorda to visit Baths National Park, which was the main reason …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Trunk Bay – October 2025
Tuesday I awoke the next morning to a beautiful sunrise as we pulled into port at St. Thomas. We had an excursion booked, St. John On Your Own. I had booked this one because (a) …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Days at Sea – October 2025
Saturday The next morning we said farewell to the Contemporary Resort and boarded the Magical Express (is it still called the Magical Express?) to Port Canaveral. They showed the first Toy Story while we rode, …
Continue readingMickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – October 2025
When Mr. Strange and I took a short Carnival cruise ten years ago, we had seen a Disney cruise ship at one of the ports, and I said, “One day, we will go on that.” …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Moraine Lake and Calgary – July 13-14, 2025
We had a scheduled shuttle to Moraine Lake the next morning, so we awoke early, packed our bags, and checked out of the hotel. We grabbed some pastries and coffee from the Grab and Go, …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Lake Louise – July 10-12, 2025
It was lovely to wake up to the nice glacier view, but we finally said farewell to Athabasca Glacier and headed back towards Banff. It was a balmy 3° Celsius when we left. The day …
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