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Austin’s food scene was impressive

Austin’s food scene was impressive

On Sunday it was time to leave San Antonio and head to Austin. We stopped at San Marcos Premium Outlets and the adjacent Tanger Outlets San Marcos for some shopping. After a couple of hours of shopping and some lunch, we drove on to Austin. 

Ghost tour & brewery tour in San Antonio

Ghost tour & brewery tour in San Antonio

I had pre-booked a few activities in San Antonio. On Friday evening we joined a ghost tour and on Saturday we took a brewery tour. Lunch at the Pearl After exploring the King Willian district we took the car and drove to the Pearl. We 

San Antonio missions and old neighborhoods

San Antonio missions and old neighborhoods

For our first full day in San Antonio, we visited the Alamo and some other missions. On Friday we started the day by touring some old neighborhoods. The Alamo You cannot visit San Antonio without visiting the Alamo. Visiting the Alamo is free but if 

First visit to Texas

First visit to Texas

In early January we headed to Texas for a week-long vacation. First, we spent four nights in San Antonio and then three in Austin. Texas was a new experience for me as I had never been. Hubby had been on some business trips in Texas 

Long weekend in Brussels

Long weekend in Brussels

In November, I took my second solo trip of 2022. I traveled to Brussels to visit my niece who has been living here for years. Small boutique hotel in Saint-Gilles I flew to Brussels on Thursday and arrived quite late so the hotel reception was 

Conference in Los Angeles

Conference in Los Angeles

Work and life have kept me super-busy in recent months. I’ve also suffered from writer’s fatigue. All this resulted in the blog being left on the back burner. With another trip looming in a couple of weeks I felt it was high time to try 

My birthday bash in Italy

My birthday bash in Italy

This post is so overdue it’s not even funny. Work has been super busy lately and I’ve also been away for a while. Well, I guess sometimes life just gets the best of you. Dinner with all our guests Wednesday saw the arrival of our 

Eating out in Sagginale

Eating out in Sagginale

There had been some talk of people possibly wanting to go explore Florence on Tuesday. Me, hubby and my niece had explored the city a few years back when celebrating my mother’s 70th. So we had no plans to go to Florence this time around. 

First couple of days in Tuscany

First couple of days in Tuscany

We had two other people arriving at the villa on Saturday evening. We did some shopping in the nearby village to have something to eat once the first guests arrived. Then hubby dropped me off at the villa and went to pick up our friends 

Rental villa in Tuscany

Rental villa in Tuscany

We spent the last week of August in a rental villa in Tuscany with family and friends to celebrate my 50th birthday. The rental period was Saturday-Saturday and we had people arriving between Saturday and Wednesday. How I found the villa I had dreamt of