Okay, so a little word of warning to anyone thinking of uprooting your only child from all of her family and friends and making her travel Europe with you for a year – you will feel guilty, especially on holidays, and you will overcompensate. Like, A LOT. So much so that Read more…
Santander was the surprise of Spain! We literally knew nothing when we booked our trip. All we knew was that we had to leave Logrono and needed to stay somewhere in Spain for three more days before we were heading back to Bilbao and that there was literally nothing available Read more…
Bonne Annee!! Happy 2022. Wishing you all a happy new year. Hoping that the upcoming year is magical and full of joy. We all deserve that, right? In the name of a new year and a new start, I”ve decided to make some resolutions for 2022. And, in the name Read more…
One of my favorite trips so far has been one of our shortest trips so far. Spoiler alert – there was wine. La Rioja, Spain. Now, for this one we owe a special shout out to Paul’s best friend, Keith. Keith works in the wine industry (no this is not Read more…
If Paul were being honest, the whole reason he planned this little northern Spain getaway was to make it to Bilboa. And, more specifically, to make it to the Guggenheim Museum. He has tried twice to see the Guggenheim in Spain and both times he never made it. We were Read more…
We are f&$%ing sick of being sick!! This little family has been sick for weeks. Well, more accurately, Nora and I have been sick for weeks. And we are sick of it. **before we go on, multiple covid tests have been taken between the two of us and they were Read more…
From Pau, we boarded a bus to San Sabastian, Spain. If you know me, you know a bus isn’t normally my cup of tea, but I have to admit, these European buses have been exceptionally nice and clean and most importantly, really convenient. Ahh, Spain. Spain will forever be known Read more…
Thinking of you all on this the thankful-est day of the year. Well, except here in France, and come to think of it, everywhere else in the world outside of America, where it’s just a normal Thursday. But you know what they say, you can take the Richardsons out of Read more…
During our two week stay in Pau, we made two separate day trips to Lourdes. Lourdes is a small city at the very base of the Pyrenees a little less than an hour drive from Pau. The first trip we made was to Lac de Lourdes for a little Read more…
I decided to make this little day trip its own separate post because it was such an unexpectedly wonderful experience. We rented a car in Pau and took a short drive down to the OssauValley in the Pyrenees to ride Le Train d’Artouste. Talk about an experience! Especially for someone Read more…