Travel Diaries: Favorite bits from Florida trip

the Top 10 List

During my walks with Roxy amidst the fall foliage, I can still hardly believe that we live in England, and that a couple of weeks ago I was still in Florida waiting for my visa!

 Thinking about our favorite bits for the this blog post we remembered many wonderful memories from the Sunshine State that remind us how fortunate we are and will keep us warm through the cold winter months.  And in no particular order......

1) The city of Fort Pierce. Okay, so I am biased, I will always have a special affinity and fond memories from living on the Treasure Coast. Ft. Pierce in particular has come a long way in the last 20 years and has so much to offer including the Downtown Farmer's Market; Nelson's Family Market; and the idyllic Fort Pierce marina, just to name a few. One night a couple of us enjoyed beautiful views and cocktails at On the Edge.

2) Camping and riding quad bikes at River Ranch with our friends Jen, Phil and Cody.

3) Spending lots of uninterrupted time with my bestie, including exploring Disney's resorts, pigging out on sausage dip while watching chick flicks, and walking the beach.

4) Walton Rocks Dog Beach - one of our little family's 'happy place'.

5) Enjoying a double date at Archie's Seabreeze with my niece and her beau, and listening to the live music.

6)My husband's 1st horseback ride! Proud of you babe!

7)Sitting on Jen and Phil's back porch laughing with friends (and  maybe there was some alcohol involved!)

8) Couples night out at Conchy Joe's, singing and swaying along to the live reggae band.

9)Making vision boards with my nieces - for the one person out there that may be interested in what they are, imagine your life 5, 10 years from now and make a collage. Visualization can be a very helpful tool for focusing your energies, I find. 

10)Teaching my family to play Mexican Train dominoes.

Until next time Florida!
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Travel Diaries: Favorite Bits from Holland

I'm still reeling from my awesome excursion to Holland. I loved my time there and soaked up as much culture as I could in the short time we were there. What sticks out in my mind is the Dutch way of life. Bikes and boats feature prominently in a country where the land is flat and there are canals everywhere. In Amsterdam alone there is over 62 miles (that's over 100 kilometers)of canals!My next trip to Amsterdam will definitely include my husband, renting bikes, and visiting more museums.
Here are just some of my FAVORITE bits, in no particular order...


1) Great hosts - Joelle and Jorik, as well as Sadie who hosted our girl's weekend!
2)Donning red lipstick to the Red Light District with Ingrid.
3)Refreshing facial at Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Center at the hotel.
4)Bike culture -  cars are discouraged by the government, with around 1 million bikes in the city and about a third of all journey's being completed by bike.
5)Boat culture - So many canals, so little time! I can't of anything more relaxing than tooling around on the water with friends, a picnic and a bottle of wine, can you?
6)My amazing suite at The Conservatorium. I know I have already gushed about my accommodations, but seriously, it was sick! 
7)Joelle's daughter, Indah made portraits of the 4 of us ladies. I love mine:

8)The coffee - I don't know that they're known for their coffee, but it was so refreshing to have rich brewed coffee instead of instant for a change. 
9)Canal tour of Amsterdam with Ingrid - what a great way to see the city!)
10)Enjoying a picnic on the grass with Ingrid and new friends.