by dmcgarry | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Netherlands
Getting to know Amsterdam We got to know the city a little bit better today. But before talking about Amsterdam, let’s talk about Samuel, Daniel and coffee (which bears mentioning again.) Samuel Poor Sammy. I think he is struggling with the time change and just being...
by dmcgarry | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Netherlands
Read Diane’s pre-experience thoughts on King’s Day King’s Day! Sometimes making a Plan A and a Plan B pays off. Today was one of those times. Initially I had planned to get out of the city on King’s Day. Too many people for two little kids to be out and about. But...
by dmcgarry | Apr 27, 2019 | Blog, Netherlands
What day is it? Still trying to figure out exactly what day it is…. still in the same clothes and same energy as yesterday. But it’s Friday and we are in Amsterdam! We arrived early in the morning. Coming through customs is always difficult. They ask so many...
by dmcgarry | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog
Getting Here We made it! We landed in Toronto about 20 minutes early, deplaned quickly (easy to be quick when the plane is tiny), the kids hustled through the airport and customs and we made our connecting flight with room to spare. Enough time to waste $25 on nasty...
by dmcgarry | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog, USA
Here we go We checked the kids out of school early and we are heading to...
by dmcgarry | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog, Netherlands
Let's talk about King's Day Diane here. A couple of weeks ago I finally cracked open Rick Steve’s newly updated guide to Amsterdam. It was fascinating. I learned that there are boats that you can ride on the canals that serve all-you-can-eat pancakes....
by dmcgarry | Apr 23, 2019 | Blog, USA
Preparing for our Trip July 2018 - April 2019 Lesson Learned #1: You don’t need 10 months to plan for a big trip. Research, Research, Research Our Survey When you’ve got 10 months to plan…. We…. ok, Diane…. read about every single piece...
by dmcgarry | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, USA
The Beginning Super Mom or Super Crazy? It started with Melanie moving to London. Then came the cheap flight tickets, coupled with the reality of finding someone to watch our kids for an extended amount of time was….. well, difficult. Those cheap flight...
