Author: Lyn Mettler

After our week in Paris, we hopped a Ryanair flight to Bologna, Italy. I’d always wanted to fly Ryanair, as I have seen their super cheap fares and wondered if the experience would, as a result, be horrific, as are some U.S. discount airlines.   Flying Ryanair On the whole, it was not bad and…

After our 3-week family trip to Europe, I am reminded that American time and ways are not the only way to move through life. And, in fact, it’s a relatively new way to live compared to cultures who have been around for more than a thousand years. But, of course, that is one of the…

Our time in Paris was truly magical and already my heart longs to go back. Something about Paris really “grabbed” me – the French people, their food, the language, the architecture, the beauty… I could go on 🙂 Saint-Germain-des-Prés During the second half of our stay in Paris, we enjoyed time on the Left Bank,…

We have arrived in Paris and enjoyed our first three days here. All I can say is that this city is truly amazing. Literally everywhere you turn is another incredible building. It’s hard to believe you are walking where kings and queens walked as you stroll through the Louvre or the Tuileries gardens and going…

Hello Go to Travel Gal readers, if you’ve been following along for the past few months, you may know that my family was super excited to book a trip for four — me, my husband and my two sons (9 & 13) — to Europe on Aer Lingus using miles. You can read the complete…