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Exploring the world together — one story, one hike, one heart-stopping view at a time. 🌍

🗺️ Featured Trip: Switzerland 2025

Join us as we explore the peaks, paths, and pastries of the Bernese Alps. From Mürren to lake cruises, our 20-day adventure is filled with mountain hikes, espresso stops, and unforgettable family moments.

🏔️ Daily Highlights from each stop on our 20-day Swiss adventure.

  • 018 Cowbells & Clouds

    018 Cowbells & Clouds

    Fog at the summit, sunshine by the lake — a day of shifting skies, cowbells, and simple joys.

  • 019 Fondue & Farewells

    019 Fondue & Farewells

    Flying dragons, grilling sausages, and a riverside fondue — our last full day in Switzerland mixed adventure, redemption, and quiet goodbyes.

  • 020 Goodbyes & Goals

    020 Goodbyes & Goals

    One last coffee, one last train — we left Switzerland behind, carrying home the real treasure: time together.

  • 021 Time & Treasure

    021 Time & Treasure

     Looking back at Switzerland, looking forward to how we spend our days at home. 📅 August 19, 2025 Looking Back When I think about the whole trip — the effort, expenses, exhaustion — what made it all worth it? Adventure. And time with family. Adventure is more than just climbing mountains or crossing oceans. It’s…

Why We Travel

Travel is part of our family’s DNA—rooted in love, culture, and a desire to live fully now, not someday. From reconnecting with Alina’s Romanian roots to exploring new landscapes, we see travel as both legacy and learning. We believe in doing hard things for epic payoffs—climbing trails, chasing vistas, and savoring slow mornings after bold adventures. These trips are our mini-retirements, our memories in motion, and the stories we’ll tell forever.

Explore Past Adventures

Snapshots from earlier journeys – mountains climbed, meals shared, and miles walked together.

🇨🇭 Switzerland 2023

Twenty‑one Alpine days—peaks, glaciers, trains, and one spectacular drone crash across Switzerland and France.

🏔️ Hiking the Alps 2016

Father‑son‑mom trio conquers the 110‑mile Tour du Mont Blanc and Swiss Via Alpina.

🗻 Hiking the Alps 2013

A 152‑mile Haute Route & E5 trek through five countries in 34 unforgettable hiking days with father and son.

🇷🇴 Romania 2011

Reconnecting with roots—castles, salt mines, and family reunions across the heart of Transylvania.

🤝 Romania 2007

Ten‑week internship serving abandoned children in Romania while exploring Eastern Europe for the first time.