March 10, 2020

Gellert Spa in Budapest - How Does It Compare To Other Thermal Baths?

March 10, 2020/ Meghan Oaks

Aaron and I are no stranger to thermal baths. We discovered them living in Germany and now look for one whenever we travel. They aren’t common to find in the US where water-based activities are generally of the more thrill-seeking type, but I’ve found them all over Europe. They are great to relax as a couple, or to let kids burn off some energy. Years ago I had heard of the amazing thermal baths in Budapest so when I started planning our adults-only trip, I knew we had to visit one.

December 12, 2019

A Weekend in Budapest

December 12, 2019/ Meghan Oaks

In early October, Aaron and I were fortunate to be able to take another mini-vacation together without our girls. We headed to Budapest for a long weekend. Yes, you read that right, a long weekend, in Budapest, from the US. In retrospect, it was kind of crazy, but it was so completely worth it! We were actually just talking about it recentely and we both agreed that there was not one thing that we regretted about that trip, which for us is kind of shocking as we usually have at least a small regret. I’m going to chalk it up to my expert planning skills ;)

December 09, 2019

Learning to Cook in Budapest

December 09, 2019/ Meghan Oaks

During the planning stages of our Budapest trip, I read another blogger’s post in which she took a cooking class in Greece while there on a solo trip. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in my head. Aaron and I love eating, we love trying local food, we love cooking. Of course we would love a cooking class! I swear, in all our years traveling, I’m not sure why we never even thought about taking a cooking class before. In retrospect, I feel like we missed out on some amazing experiences - Paella in Barecelona, something involving complicated cooking techniques in France, pasta in Italy, heck, even apple strudle in Germany. I barely finished reading the that post, before immediately googling “Cooking class in Budapest.” Much to my chagrin, there were quite a few to choose from!