Swiss Alps
my heart does back flips at the sight of sundown. Anywhere. It is never an ordinary sight. Oh, the alps. Even on a cloudy day, amaze me. Sun-up and sundown, easily me two favorite times of the day. isn’t this true for most? Ahh the world … getting ready for bed or waking up. […]
Peterhof in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Peterhof summer estate of Peter the Great is magnificent and designed after Versailles in Paris. It is dripping in gold, covered with fountains, and so very green. It’s a definite must see when in St. Petersburg. our new bebe. bear runs on my side of the family … a dominant trait i guess. […]
Swiss Saturday Night
{wearing h&m clothes, asos wedges, riding hat from flea market, michael kors watch, turquoise clutch – c/o k.slademade} {crissy is wearing: dress turned shirt, gucci sunnies, & linda’s vintage reggie lampart} Life would not be the same if we hadn’t met you two! We love you so much!! Happy Birthday you cuties! Thanks for being […]
poor, but sexy – berlin
Last year I read an article where the mayor of Berlin called his city “poor, but sexy”. I belly laughed. The combination is awesome. Sooooo oh, by the way… we also went to Berlin. for one night. i know… such a tease. I must go back. If only for the sheer number of hipsters […]
The Hermitage, a boat ride, and red caviar.
The second day in St. Petersburg was spent in the Hermitage, on a private boat tour, and at a traditional georgian restaurant. JB and I were both sleepy since the night before we were attacked my mosquitos. St. Petersburg is built on a swamp, so it is rather buggy especially in the summer time. Around […]
St. Petersburg, Russia: Day 1
We met JB’s lovely parents/best in laws ever in St. Petersburg, so we did things a little differently than normal. i.e. ate, saw, and heard things we don’t normally due to a limited budget ( ; We had a guide take us everywhere, who also happened to be a walking Russian encyclopedia. When we […]
So you pretty much get the gist of our Croatian Vacation. We kayaked, we swam, we sailed, we island hopped, beached it … imbibed on some delicious croatian wine & beer and ate sooo much seafood. that is precisely where my problem stemmed from. i’m allergic if I have too much. the only other time […]
Dubrovnik
Our favorite little adriatic seaside town – Dubrovnik. Hands down. We loved strolling through the stradun, walking the loooong city walls, sipping posip – a new favorite croatian wine, taking a dip in the ocean and just being beach bums. How such a beautiful place was bombed in recent years, I don’t know. Much […]
How Hvar
Y’all seemed to really love Hvar. So more Hvar for your Tuesday! do you remember that song – How Bizarre? I sang that one too many times to the tune of “How Hvar” I know how to keep myself entertained. (: … & there’s a video at the end i edited. i think it’s […]
Suisse Saturday
Truth be told i’ve been in a little funk. post vacation blues along with the fact that reality is going to strike soon. i had my once every six month cry-a-thon which was therapeutic. While I cry JB tries to make me laugh, and it works, but then i go back to crying, which causes […]
Hvar, Croatia
We spent two nights on Hvar Island in Croatia. Which is supposedly the new Ibiza. We stayed out until 11 one night. So I guess it is … for us. The first day we were beached whales. We jumped off rocks into the adriatic and lounged on beach chairs. The second day was […]
Split, Croatia
We arrived early in the morning. Just getting to the airport was a bit tricky as the trams were not running until 4:55 AM and our flight left at 6! So is the life when you get super cheap airfare. We biked to the train station and then took a bus that took us to […]
on holidays
Are you like me and when you come home from your holiday you are left thinking … did that really happen? It feels like a dream. an extremely good one. like today- we had breakfast in croatia, lunch in rome, and now we’re about to eat dinner here in switzerland. Huh? life. you just […]
Bon Voyage!
We leave bright and early tomorrow morning for Croatia & Montenegro for 9 days. Our salt water loving souls are so happy that our hearts are doing backflips and cartwheels. oh how I’ve missed the seaside. deep sigh. These photos that I’ve pinned have kept me calm while i’m missing the ocean. a.k.a. – every […]
mon nouveau vélo
On Friday JB rushed into the kitchen where I was making this (so.good) and handed me a key. The keys to my new … Bike. Oh.em.G. I’m officially european. i don’t get keys to cars these days, i get keys to bikes. she’s a peach. she’s a french brand … so i have to […]
Castle Hunting in Switzerland
{h&m dress, macco wedges, necklace from In Honor of Design, h&m kids glitter belt, friendship bracelet from Megan} This weekend we did some castle hunting in Thun, Switzerland. It’s about an hour and a half from Basel and worth the little drive. This is a little drive for us Americans but a long one for […]
baseball in switzerland
Sometimes people ask me what I do while JB has baseball games. On pretty days like today … we drink Rosé and become cheerleaders. cheerleaders … of sorts. do kikitwin poses all part of the cheering. we have deeeeep thoughts and conversations. glee? phenom. the world accoring to paris? she really shouldn’t have been so unkind to […]
rhine riviera
I’m {proudly} from the gulf coast of Florida. Which means I like my water at bath temperature. Jumping in the Rhine was a big step for my west coast FL loving heart. The hardest part was jumping in. Once in, I was happy as a clam … it was refreshing. The current moves you down […]
weekend outfit and a guest post
{above photo taken before the heat wave of 2011 hit} …it is hotter than blue blazes here… as in 95 degrees today! … just last week I was wearing a coat. You’re a tricky one, swiss weather. Tomorrow, we’re attempting swimming the Rhine to cool off! … Not much to report on other than I’m […]
Packing for a Seaside Holiday
A couple people have asked for a little packing guide. If you were looking for a specific list. i like these: here and here For our next big trip we’ll be heading to Croatia in a couple of weeks. yes i did this real early. just for y’all (: a little seaside holiday for 9 days. So naturally, […]
Where we hang our hats on European Holidays …
From time to time I get asked for travel advice. Thus, the birth of this little series begins. Starting with, “where the heck do you stay while in Europe?” And for us, It depends on the place we’re headed (: While we have spent two nights in a hostel in the past; for couples, they […]
our little {married} hometown
Basel, Switzerland. Our little {married} hometown. I love it. truth be told, i don’t want to leave here come fall. thank goodness it is the FIRST DAY OF SUMMER! yay! For now I am soaking up every drop of the suisse life. {leyendeker shirt, gap trouser jeans, asos wedges, michael kors watch, f21 belt} always […]
Sienna & San Gimignano
Confession. I can’t pronounce san gimignano. this is how i say it: sahn jimmy john yo. help me, i speak southern. Sienna Hope you all are having the best father’s day! We are missing ours so much today!! Hug yours extra hard if you get to see him yours (: … A post I wrote last […]
Saturday morning Peonies and Pomponella’s
{wearing: j.crew striped top, joes jeans, h&m trench, j.crew belt, target wedges} Yesterday, we headed to Bern for yet another attempt for the Russian visa. We didn’t get it. But we’re really close now, got a man on the insides cell phone, and we don’t need to go back to the embassy. PTL. It wasn’t […]
