How to save money on the London Underground (Tube) Using public transportation in London is easy, reliable, and convenient. However, ticket costs can really add up if you are paying for each trip separately. We were so please when we discovered the Oyster card, because it cut our transportation costs in half. We have created this video to answer some […]
When traveling in Europe, there are several great ways to get around. The question is, should you take a train, plane, public transit, or a rental car? Unfortunately, the answer varies depending on where you are, where you’re heading, and what your budget is. Trains Trains are a great mode of transportation between countries. For example, when traveling between London […]
Luzern, Switzerland First things first – snacks. Whenever we take a train somewhere, snacks are a huge priority. When we are leaving from Paris, we prefer to bring a nice baguette, some Coca-Cola, and an assortment of other treats from the boulangerie. Once we arrived in Luzern, we walked the few blocks to our hotel and got settled in. We […]
Today we took a trip underground. If you didn’t know this already, there is a huge tunnel under the streets of Paris that is full of the bones of over 6 million people. Yeah, you read that right. Here is a little history about this place. Around 1774, the cemeteries of Paris were overflowing, and to make it worse, many […]
You know those moments when you drop food on the floor and then throw it away? Well, that didn’t happen this morning, but if it did, we definitely would not have thrown it away. This morning we went to a lovely boulangerie and tried this treat called a macaronade. It is basically a giant macaron with cream and raspberries in […]
Here’s the deal, not all travel is as smooth sailing as you would like it to be. Rail strikes are a common occurrence in many parts of Europe, but especially in Paris. About 3 days before our trip, we received an email telling us that our train, the only train between London and Paris, had been cancelled due to a […]
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