Europe

Oslo is on my list of places to which I must return without my adorable monsters. This charming city got stuck on to the end of our two week trip to Norway and Denmark, which means we found way more … Continued

Akershus Fortress was my family’s favorite place to visit in Oslo, hands down. My kids love history, weapons, castles and lots of room to run their legs and their imaginations. I love places that don’t cost us an arm and … Continued

Listen, if you want to visit Norway for some Viking cosplay, or because you really love reindeer sausage and lutefisk, or to go on some crazy 14-hour midnight hike, I’m not here to judge.  But I had my own reasons … Continued

Trollstigen is Norwegian for “troll ladder,” which instantly makes this twisty mountain highway more interesting to kids. Trollstigen is Norway’s most visited scenic drive, and it pops up on many top ten lists of things to do in Norway. I … Continued

If you’re visiting Oslo, make sure you take a trip out to the museum district on the Bygdøy Peninsula. Just a short bus or ferry ride from downtown Oslo, you’ll find the Viking Ship Museum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural … Continued

Rome is one of my favorite places. Ever. Hands down. From the second I landed there, I knew I’d be back even without tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain (tossing coins into the fountain is supposed to guarantee you’ll return … Continued

If you find yourself looking for things to do in Ålesund, Norway, I highly recommend a day at the Sunnmøre Museum. We did this museum trip totally wrong: we stopped at the end of the day, just before closing, with … Continued

Hands down, my kids’ favorite thing to do in Denmark was…okay, fine, it was LEGO House and its original ancestor LEGOLAND, of course, but next best was Frederiksborg Slot (also known as Frederiksborg Castle), that castle to end all castles, … Continued

Planning a trip to Norway on a budget is no small feat, especially with a family of five who like to eat, so my husband and I were pretty proud of ourselves for pulling this off. We were determined to … Continued

Ålesund, Norway, has a well-deserved reputation for being one of Norway’s most adorable towns. Want to feel like you’ve stepped into the movie Frozen? Probably not, if you’ve had to watch it as many times as I have, but still…a … Continued