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FAMILY BLOG: ADVENTURES ABROAD
MILES TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Borrowed from the poem by Robert Frost


Castles and culinary adventures
We spent a couple of days in Innsbruck after satiating our ski cravings. The boys wanted to take Gramma D to the Alpine Zoo to show off...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 8, 20172 min read
Celebrating 12 Austria style
Patrick turned 12 this week! Seriously. When did this happen?!? He has been crazy over getting a penny board which is a little...
Anna McBrayer
Nov 18, 20162 min read


The Pope vs. The Gladiator
We have talked up St. Peter’s Basilica for years. About how you can climb the dome and just how huge the inside was. How you can walk out...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 31, 20162 min read
A night train to the land of gelato and pizza
We surprised the boys with another trip to destination unknown this past week. They came home from school and we said, pack your bags...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 29, 20162 min read


Civilized hiking
The snow has piled up high enough in the backcountry to close most of the huts shutting down our prospects for anything overnight. So...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 19, 20162 min read
Culture shock and independence
I was warned that the culture of kids independence is quite different in Europe. I was told that kids use the public transport to get to...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 5, 20162 min read


City-life curiosities
I’m not really sure what to say about this. Just that city life has its strange findings. On Friday night, we found these mirrored people...
Anna McBrayer
Oct 5, 20161 min read
Oxford wanderings
There are many a beautiful place to wander and get lost in Oxford. I had chills sometimes at just the thought of all the amazing things...
Anna McBrayer
Sep 14, 20161 min read
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