After a glorious week-and-a-half in France, we hopped on the train and headed to the land of the Swiss! From Toulouse, we took a six hour train ride to Geneva, and then we switched trains for...

While staying in Bern, we knew that we wanted to use one of our four days in town to see the mountains nearby. We did a little research and discovered that there were some car-free mountain-top...

When you enter Zurich, it feels like you are walking into a land of luxury. The city is clean and stunning, with a beautiful variety of architecture and an atmosphere of history. Everywhere you...

I’ve struggled to get this post on Lucerne together for a variety of reasons. The main reason is one I’ve mentioned before and which is consistently the culprit behind my blogging...

After spending a couple of days in Lucerne, we headed back to the western part of Switzerland to spend one full day and a couple of nights in Geneva, our last stop on our tour of Switzerland! Our...

For our final country on our extended backpacking trip, we picked Italy, a destination that has been at the top of my dream travel list for many years. When we left the US a couple months earlier,...

Our next stop in Italy was one of our most anticipated – five glorious days of relaxation in Lake Como! We were excited to pause and take a break from the go-go-go of our backpacking trip...

After living the dream in Lake Como for five days, we headed east to Venice! I already shared all about our time in Venice in a guest post on Ashley’s blog, The Wandering Weekenders. Check...

As we made our way south by train from Cinque Terre to Florence, we could not have been more excited to explore the capital of Tuscany. The Tuscany I had seen in movies and read about in books...

After exploring the culture and food amidst the hustle and bustle of Florence, we were ready to get a taste of more Tuscan countryside. We escaped to the slower-paced Italian town of Siena. While...