Do You Own a Vacation Home? Here Is a Best Kept Secret…

Do you own a vacation home anywhere in the world valued at $500,000 or more? There is a best-kept secret you probably don’t know about. It’s called Third Home. Third Home is a luxury vacation home club. How it works: Membership to join the club is free as long as you deposit two weeks into […]
Cinque Terre, Italy + Interlaken, Switzerland

Daniel and I just returned from our excellent adventure to Cinque Terre, Italy and Interlaken, Switzerland. The Cinque Terre (The Five Lands) are five remote sea villages along the Italian Riviera. We stayed in Monterosso al Mare, the only village with a sandy beach. Cinque Terre is a fabulous place if you want to escape city life […]
Traveling With Kids – How to Keep Your Sanity!

I’m not going to lie to you. Traveling with kids can be torture – especially if you are traveling overseas. Since my parents live 6 hours by car and my in-laws live in Germany (24 hours via planes, trains and automobiles) I have done my share of traveling with small children. I am lobbying for […]
Canyoning in Interlaken, Switzerland

Jumping off waterfalls? Rappelling down canyons? Yep, it’s called canyoning (or canyoneering in the US) – and it’s awesome! After our river rafting adventure in Interlaken, Switzerland, we discovered the tour company Alpin Raft was taking a few brave souls on a canyoning expedition the next day. So we signed up. Warning to ladies wanting to […]
River Rafting in Interlaken Switzerland

On August 27, 2009, I had one of the most fabulous days of my entire life river rafting in Interlaken, Switzerland. My husband and I discovered Alpin Raft – the company who organizes rafting, canyoning and just about anything adventurous. Our rafting guide was a groovy guy from New Zealand named Dougie. Before departure, Dougie […]