• Home
  • About
  • Destinations
  • Affiliates & Discounts
  • Collaborate
  • Home
  • About
  • Destinations
  • Affiliates & Discounts
  • Collaborate
Adventurings

tales from urban bohemia & finding a simpler pace of life in the czech republic

  • Summer

    returning from paris

    November 15, 2015 /

    hello friends. if you’ve been following along on instagram, you will know that i was just in paris for the past week on a holiday… i opted not to blog during this time (i barely even answered emails the whole time) and to really be in the moment there. i am back safely to the czech republic, but something has really been on my mind and i can’t exactly talk about paris without referring to what happened there on friday night. before spending the past week in paris, the city to me was one of a handful of my favorites in europe, a city that i knew i would probably…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Hello, baby! (and my time in a Czech hospital)

    July 9, 2022

    Weeks 23-26 of 2024 (In Review) – The Month of June

    June 27, 2024

    Week 27 & 28 of 2024 (In Review) – Karlovy Vary Film Festival with a Two-Year-Old & Dog

    July 20, 2024
  • Summer

    halloween abroad, pt. IV

    November 1, 2015 /

    hello friends, i hope you had a nice halloween if you celebrate it! as it is one of my favorites, you can bet i did. it was the fourth we’ve celebrated abroad and it really came and went without too much fanfare. (below, the state of the backyard this morning) it’s been interesting talking about this holiday with the groups of teenagers i teach. usually about half the class seems interested and celebrates the holiday in some way (whether that is some activities at their school, going to a halloween party or gathering, carving a pumpkin, or even getting dressed up!), one or two are completely indifferent and don’t celebrate it,…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Hello, baby! (and my time in a Czech hospital)

    July 9, 2022

    Germany and Denmark’s North Sea Coast (with a Two-Year-Old)

    October 13, 2024

    Croatia in a Pandemic Summer

    August 24, 2020
  • Summer

    the october spooky movie series

    October 27, 2015 /

    i love movies that get you in the halloween mood, so much that last year, alex (pictured above in our paris studio, 2012) and i started a spooky movie series every october sunday evening. i get to pick two, and he gets to pick two. (you can see what movies we chose for our first incarnation here)i love doing this because we get to see new films that we’ve been meaning to for awhile, it gets you in the halloween mood, and it’s such a nice way to enjoy a sunday night instead of those usual stressed “oh no, weekend is ending” feelings. here is what our series has been…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Germany and Denmark’s North Sea Coast (with a Two-Year-Old)

    October 13, 2024

    Weeks 23-26 of 2024 (In Review) – The Month of June

    June 27, 2024

    The Perks of a Summer Spent at Home

    September 19, 2022
  • Summer

    říjen / rambles

    October 22, 2015 /

    goodness, i needed a day like today. when half of your classes cancel and so does your czech class, it was a godsend on a day like today when i just couldn’t wake up for several hours. i got in some good paris research (so excited to head there soon!) as well as research for day-trips and slight updates here on the blog, like the destinations page updated with all of the greece pages! you may have caught that i said czech lessons. yep, finally cynthia (and alex) have enrolled in private czech lessons. let’s hope this experience goes better than the first one, but i have every reason to…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Postcards from Summer

    October 14, 2023

    Week 27 & 28 of 2024 (In Review) – Karlovy Vary Film Festival with a Two-Year-Old & Dog

    July 20, 2024

    At Summer’s End

    September 21, 2020
  • Summer

    the bake off bake along, week 10 (finals)

    October 12, 2015 /

    you guys. it’s been a long road these past ten weeks, but the great british bake off bake along has come to an end. i went from a completely novice baker who only made cookies to a person who made biscotti, creme brulee, a frickin’ seven layer czech cake with no sugar in it, and so many more. i learned so many baking terms. i made custard at least three different times. i would say i am no longer afraid to attempt those recipes that seem a little out there; that this baking challenge has made me realize that i can do it. i mean, if i can do a…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Week 27 & 28 of 2024 (In Review) – Karlovy Vary Film Festival with a Two-Year-Old & Dog

    July 20, 2024

    Adventurings, 2.0

    September 29, 2019

    The Perks of a Summer Spent at Home

    September 19, 2022
  • Summer

    hello, october + a woodland walk

    October 4, 2015 /

    hi friends, i was just reading an article in the local budejovice rag, milk and honey, about the lazy days of summer (it was an old issue!) that got me seriously jonesin’ for summer’s return already. no! not happening!so i am turning my face away from the hot, everlasting summer of two thousand fifteen that was to the pleasant autumn, recounting all of my favorite autumn things. first thing that comes to mind: pumpkin everything. along with the ubiquitous (or perhaps here, not so much) pumpkin spice lattes, it means pumpkin soup! pumpkin cookies from my absolute favorite recipe. pumpkin coconut curry.lighting a pumpkin-scented candle and a bubble bath. reading…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    At Summer’s End

    September 21, 2020

    Postcards from Summer

    October 14, 2023

    Summer, Lately: Celebrations & Life With a 12 Month Old

    July 2, 2023
  • Summer

    prague autumn magic

    September 30, 2015 /

    i am totally down with visitors, man. i think if i was in a bigger or more well-known city, i would probably have more friends passing through, so i am pretty much ecstatic when someone comes to visit. enter, long-lost college buddy, monica, who happens to be a fellow seattle to europe expat living in luxembourg! we had so much fun taking her to all of the tasty nom-nom places, wandering old town at night just waiting for that fifteen second “morality play” at the beautiful astronomical clock. climbing major hills for some of the best views over the city. buying halloween costume implements at the costume shop. drinking our…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Adventurings, 2.0

    September 29, 2019

    Germany and Denmark’s North Sea Coast (with a Two-Year-Old)

    October 13, 2024

    At Summer’s End

    September 21, 2020
  • Summer

    lately, september

    September 18, 2015 /

    time for coffee chat & catching up! + last weekend (above) was so beautiful and warm that something particularly summery was in order… and what is more summery than a picnic! just to throw a big middle finger to fall and be all, hey, it’s not time for you yet… back off. (alright, i know autumn is creeping on us and i do actually embrace it!) + a strange a wonderful phenomenon has occurred with the changing of the weather into autumn and getting out the cold weather coats for the first time: MONEY! there have been two recent instances within a recent one week span of pulling out a good…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Weeks 23-26 of 2024 (In Review) – The Month of June

    June 27, 2024

    As The World Turns, Summer Catch-Up Edition.

    June 17, 2025

    At Summer’s End

    September 20, 2021
  • Summer

    the bake off bake along, week 6

    September 15, 2015 /

    week 6 of the bake-off brings us to pastry week! we had to pick from a frangipane tart, flaounas (a cypriot cheese pastry), or a gazillion vol-au-vents (puff pastry hors d’ourves).  though i really wanted to give the flaounas a go because they looked delicious, i happened to be the recent recipient of a bag of apples. it’s apple season! so i knew it was apple frangipane tart time. there is no way i could find almond paste, key ingredient of a frangipane, in czech grocery stores. they do have loads of marzipan, because central europe, but in the end, i actually made by own. first i decided to make…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Week 31 & 32 of 2024 (Year in Review) – On Holiday in Germany with a Two Year Old

    August 25, 2024

    Das Sommerhaus (Getting to Know Vienna)

    July 17, 2021

    Germany and Denmark’s North Sea Coast (with a Two-Year-Old)

    October 13, 2024
  • Summer

    lately, november

    November 23, 2014 /

    hi friends! we’re almost at the end of the month now and i’ve seen the mild weather go from pleasant and sunny to cold in almost an instant… funny as i was just bragging about our warm weather as recently as last weekend. no longer! this month has so far seen golden autumn countryside walks, celebrating our second “czechaversary”, and the first weeks of hosting travel tuesday! here’s what else has been up… … eating: the past few weeks haven’t been too kitchen friendly. it’s honestly felt more like a chore a lot of times and i kept buying only ingredients for one certain kind of food. for example, one week we…

    read more
    0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Week 31 & 32 of 2024 (Year in Review) – On Holiday in Germany with a Two Year Old

    August 25, 2024

    Summer, Lately + Prague Eats!

    July 11, 2021

    Das Sommerhaus (Getting to Know Vienna)

    July 17, 2021
 Older Posts
Newer Posts 

adventurings is a blog by cynthia, an american living in the czech republic.

sustainable seasonal urban living / slow travel / minimalism / recipes / musings / expat life

Recent Posts

  • As The World Turns, Summer Catch-Up Edition.
  • My Two-and-a-Half Year Maternity Leave in the Czech Republic
  • Week 49-52 of 2024 (Year in Review) – Year of Life and Travels
  • Week 45-48 of 2024 (Year in Review) – NOVEMBER + Reflecting on Being in the Czech Republic for 12 Years
  • Weeks 40-44 of 2024 (Year in Review) – OCTOBER, Lately

Archives

Categories

Instagram

popular categories

Bedside Table

Reading
Goodreads

Currently

České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Upcoming Trips

Prague, Czech Republic in July

Washington, USA in July, August

Chicago, USA in August

Michigan, USA in August

© 2012–2025 Adventurings
  • Home
  • About
  • Destinations
  • Affiliates & Discounts
  • Collaborate
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.