Saturday, January 27th was the Naples Chalk Art on 5th Avenue Sout street festival. This annual event organized by the Naples Rotary Club is free to the public and you can stroll amongst the professional and student artists who lay, crouch, stand on and tower over the...
Christmas 2016 was the first year our little family decided to spend the holiday on a cruise ship. Did we like it? Well, the day we stepped off the boat, we booked yet another Christmas cruise for the following year so I guess you can say we had an awesome time. For...
In May 2015, we took our first family cruise together. It was Mother's Day weekend, and we went with two other couples and our kids (each of us has one.) It was just a short weekend getaway cruise, with 3 nights of fun and partying. The first day of the cruise, we...
This is a continuation of Part 1 - 10 Lessons Learned While Preparing for Hurricane Irma As I mentioned in Part 1 of this series, we were prepping like we were going to stay in Naples - but with the Hurricane models shifting further to the West every hour and putting...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have been following this blog for a while, you will know that we are huge fans of quick weekend getaways. They don't take too much time away...
Living in Naples, FL, we get to enjoy the most beautiful, tropical weather almost every day of the year. But just like everything else in life, there is a Yin and a Yang. In the case of Florida, that means every once in a while we get to "enjoy" tropical storms or...
Berlin, Germany is a family-friendly city with lots of activities for families with children of all ages. After living there for 18 months, Berlin is still one of our favorite cites and we always enjoyed spending quality family time while exploring this remarkably fun...
Stefan and I had the pleasure of attending the soft opening for one of Naples' newest restaurants, True Food Kitchen. This restaurant opening is certain to be a big success based on the buzz it's creating already. And it will undoubtedly become one of Naples favorites...
This summer, we vacationed a bit differently than usual. We've done several camping, Orlando and cruise vacations in the last few years, which have all been a lot of fun. But we hadn't tried any rental houses yet, which we enjoyed doing several times while still...
Not too far from our home here in Naples, Florida, we have a rather nice farmers' market that has nearly everything you could want in a market. There's a ton of wonderful produce, household basics and even a few things that make perfect gifts. Plus there's also...
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