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Spring in Budapest

Nicole abroad

Hands down – one of my favorite cities in this part of the world is Budapest, Hungary. We just returned from our second visit and had a blast. I mean, the city has everything – tons of culture, many fun green spaces for the kids to run wild, good food, and spas galore! On one particularly warm and sunny morning, I *had* to sit and enjoy a traditional Hungarian bathhouse all by myself. I know, it was really hard. All alone, I had to soak in the warm and bubbly waters and wait for my very Hungarian massage to begin (Ladies … Continue reading Spring in Budapest

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10 people – 3 capital cities – 1 week … or how to have a blast in Central Europe

Nicole abroad

Last week, our dear, dear friends whom we met many, many years ago (as in those early grad school days way before marriage, kids, moves to suburbs and away from NYC) came to visit with their kids and a set of parents (hello Mr. & Mrs. “Ing”!). Our friends and us are no strangers to traveling together having spent some time  exploring Italy, France, and Southeast Asia  (which reminds me – I need to locate those movie documentaries of said trips in which there may have been some singing and dancing in the streets of Paris and fierce debates on … Continue reading 10 people – 3 capital cities – 1 week … or how to have a blast in Central Europe