Porto (Port) wine tasting

We are in the town of Vila Nova de Gaia strolling around the banks of River Duero. The walkway is filled with people strolling around taking in some Vitamin D, kids are playing in the park, some people selling jewelry and wooden objects on the street… In the picture below Papa and Carolina haggle on…

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Our trip to Niagara Falls

I’ve been to Niagara Falls a couple times as a kid (see pic on the left hehehe) but this was the first time I took my own daughter and husband to experience what I think is one of the amazing natural wonders that one should see before dying 😉 Yes I know there are several…

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A visit to Yellowstone National Park

Starting out the summer now that school is over, Carolina heads to Yellowstone National Park with her Mimi and Papa. We prepared for this trip by watching the Yogi Bear movie, which was quite fun! Carolina thought it would be cool if they found Yogi and Boo-boo at the Park and he stole their Picnic…

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Fossil Rim Trip

After all the work of selling Girl Scout Cookies this season, my troop earned to go on a trip to Fossil Rim Wild Life Center. After school we packed up the car with suitcases, sleeping bags, pillows, dolls, snacks, you name it! and our Roadtrip began… I have a list on Spotify that has all…

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Getaway roadtrip for skiing

February is about the time where I start feeling vacation time withdrawals. In part because of the Holidays are over, but mostly because 1st quarter of the year is the busiest at work and as a Girl Scout Leader (among of course a billion other things). So this year we decided to go on a…

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