Traditional Latvia Sauna: The Salt Crystals, Bush Beatings and Jumping Naked In A Cold Pond Experience
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Traditional Latvia Sauna: The Salt Crystals, Bush Beatings and Jumping Naked In A Cold Pond Experience

I was delightfully hosted at hotel Spa Ezeri by the Latvian Tourism Board as part of my travels with the Women In Travel Summit. The Latvia Sauna experience was a walk outside my comfort zone. “Come, let’s make shower together,” the sauna master says as he leads a completely naked and vulnerable me out of…

Lisbon Castle – Castelo Sao Jorge, A Must See Attraction
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Lisbon Castle – Castelo Sao Jorge, A Must See Attraction

On the drive from the airport to Cais de Sodre, you could see it – Castelo Sao Jorge, the castle that overlooks Lisbon. First evidence of fortifications of this castle on the hill date back to the first century BC – yes, before Christ! Over 2,000 year of recorded history on that hill. Remains of…

Lisbon Itinerary – How To Do 3 Days Without A Real Plan
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Lisbon Itinerary – How To Do 3 Days Without A Real Plan

When traveling with kids, there are a couple ways to organize yourself. Either plan every movement down to fifteen minute blocks or go with the flow. It actually kind of scares some people when I say that I like to be open or fluid to plans changing at all times. If there is one thing…

Exploring The Marionette Museum In Lisbon – Museu da Marioneta
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Exploring The Marionette Museum In Lisbon – Museu da Marioneta

The first full day the kids and I were in Lisbon, Portugal we were saddened by the rain falling outside the window of our guest house when we woke up. I had planned these incredible daily itineraries and none of them had taken into account the possibility that our plans could get rained out. There…

Doors of Lisbon, Barcelona and Paris
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Doors of Lisbon, Barcelona and Paris

Full balls out confession: I am obsessed with Western European architecture. Doors, ornate decor, tiles, gargoyles, columns, all of it. No joke, I like old buildings, they’re a novelty to me as Toronto is full of new building construction. I like to marvel at the compositions. I love to picture who graced those doorsteps over…

Best of Western Europe With Kids – Portugal, Spain and France
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Best of Western Europe With Kids – Portugal, Spain and France

Little Man, Miss M and I recently returned from the trip of their lifetime. I say “their” lifetime because my trip of a lifetime happened over a decade ago and was to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Theirs? We went after the best of Western Europe. Lisbon. Barcelona. Marseille. Cannes. Milan. Paris. Planes, trains…