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Christmas Market Day Trips from Cologne: Aachen, Bonn, & Monschau

December 11, 2025

The Aachen Christmas markets and Bonn Christmas markets are both easy day trips from Cologne! And the Monschau Christmas markets are just a bit further and completely charming! For 2025, the Aachen Christmas markets are open November 21 – December 23! The Bonn Christmas markets are open November 21 – December 23 and Epiphany market… Read More Christmas Market Day Trips from Cologne: Aachen, Bonn, & Monschau

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German Christmas Markets: Essen and Dortmund

November 21, 2025

If you’re looking for easy day trips to get the most out of your German Christmas market trip, try the Essen Christmas markets and Dortmund Christmas markets! For 2025, the Essen Christmas markets are open November 14 – December 23! The Dortmund Christmas markets are open November 20 – December 30! Essen and Dortmund are… Read More German Christmas Markets: Essen and Dortmund

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Explore Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Pinocchio’s village come to life

August 19, 2025

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a tiny German village that looks straight out of a fairytale! Here’s everything you need to know to plan a visit.… Read More Explore Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Pinocchio’s village come to life

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Is Bad Reichenhall Worth a Visit?

September 25, 2021

Bad Reichenhall, Germany is just a quick train ride outside Salzburg, Austria. Historically a spa town and salt producer, it has a few options for a day exploring small town Bavaria. But is it worth your time for a quick day trip? After a few days exploring Salzburg, we decided to hop on a train… Read More Is Bad Reichenhall Worth a Visit?

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Life in Altus: A Few Vignettes

April 3, 2018

Here are a few insights into life in Altus, our small town! All images copyright Teaspoon of Nose

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7 surprising things about living in a small town

July 21, 2017

Moving to a small town brings some obvious changes. Shopping for anything beyond groceries means a day trip to another town. Ethnic restaurants barely exist. There’s no apple store at the mall for when your computer crashes. There’s no mall, for that matter. These are obvious, right? When we moved to our small town I… Read More 7 surprising things about living in a small town

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Relaxing in the Loire Valley

June 7, 2017

The Loire Valley is heavenly: vineyards, castles and French country farms. If you’re looking for an idyllic vacation spot, here’s my favorite little town in the area: Chinon! All opinions are my own, and I received no compensation for my visit. The links above contain affiliate links, which means I get a few cents (at no… Read More Relaxing in the Loire Valley

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Christmas Market Day Trips from Cologne: Aachen, Bonn, & Monschau

German Christmas Markets: Essen and Dortmund

Explore Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Pinocchio’s village come to life

Is Bad Reichenhall Worth a Visit?

Life in Altus: A Few Vignettes

7 surprising things about living in a small town

Relaxing in the Loire Valley