27 01, 2012

The Top Five German Stereotypes

2018-08-25T19:31:36+00:00January 27th, 2012|Categories: Favorites, Tips + Culture|Tags: |4 Comments

The Top Five German Stereotypes I'm not proud to admit that for my first 42 years, I bought in to most of the negative German stereotypes. It's the unconscious reason that Germany never ranked very high on my Wanderlist. In my defense, we Americans still get bombarded with a hefty dose of negative German stereotypes and history—starting with [...]

21 12, 2011

The Wandering Housewife’s Jet Lag Tips

2022-04-19T05:30:21+00:00December 21st, 2011|Categories: Favorites, Tips + Culture|2 Comments

My Tried & True Jet Lag Tips I snuggled deep into the down comforter. I was soaring. (Little did I know I would soon be researching for some jet lag tips to preserve my sanity.) I arrived in Germany today—six weeks after returning home from my last trip to see my boyfriend. This evening we sipped on [...]

12 10, 2011

What Advice Would You Give Your Teenage Self?

2019-11-05T03:54:01+00:00October 12th, 2011|Categories: Favorites, Tips + Culture|0 Comments

What Advice Would You Give Your Teenage Self?  What advice would you give your teenage self? My 12, soon-to-be 13, girl and I embarked on a 45 day mother daughter road trip across the U.S. last summer to collect answers to this important question—and have an adventure along the way.   To learn more about [...]

1 06, 2011

The Retro Advice Adventure: A Mother Daughter Road Trip

2018-09-05T05:23:19+00:00June 1st, 2011|Categories: Destinations, Favorites, USA|0 Comments

The Retro Advice Mother Daughter Road Trip What advice would you give your teenage self? My girl and I were determined to collect as many answers to this question as we could on our cross country mother daughter road trip — AND have an adventure while gathering them.  Woman have SO much to teach each other—and so [...]

10 09, 2009

HAWAII: A Solo Trip to Kauai

2024-07-26T03:36:01+00:00September 10th, 2009|Categories: Destinations, Favorites, USA|Tags: , |0 Comments

HAWAII: A Solo Trip to Kauai This stressed out mom needed a break. I needed time to finish incomplete thoughts and entertain new ones that were forcing their way in. My husband was practically pushing me out the door in the hopes that he would get his formerly sane wife back. Where to go for a [...]

6 04, 2005

Places to Visit in Cyprus

2024-10-21T22:02:00+00:00April 6th, 2005|Categories: Destinations, Europe, Favorites|Tags: |2 Comments

A Cyprus Travel Guide Although this journey happened several years ago, the ancient sights on the island of Cyprus have held their own against countless invaders over thousands of years and won't be going anywhere any time soon. In this blog post, I'll share my favorite places to visit in Cyprus to help you have [...]

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