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

  • Family Travel,  Germany,  Summer,  Toddlerhood,  Travel,  TravelTips

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

    October 13, 2024 /

    Long-time readers know we typically go to the USA every other summer. That means that this year we were invested in staying in Europe and traveling somewhere with our two-year-old, but unlike past years, deciding on the place wasn’t an easy task. We were thisclose to pushing “purchase” on plane tickets to France (specifically Normandy) but at the last minute we decided not to do it. Although this is a place we’d really like to visit, going there means having to see all the sights, which in turn means very busy days and lots of driving. It sadly did not sound relaxing with a toddler… not to mention the Olympics…

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

    August 25, 2024

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

    July 20, 2024

    Week 11 & 12 of 2024 (In Review): Vienna

    March 29, 2024
  • South Bohemia,  Summer,  Toddlerhood,  Week in Review

    Week 33, 34 & 35 of 2024 (Year in Review)

    September 3, 2024 /

    August was hot! To my surprise upon returning from our trip to Germany and Denmark on August 11th, I kind of assumed, you know that this whole “heat thing” would be done; probably because I’m used to returning here in September. But haha no, of course there was plenty more heat left of the summer. The first week back (Week 33) was slightly but despairing until I found my stride and realized it won’t actually last forever. Now, even though it’s still very hot in September, I’ve learned some things about heatwaves and want to share some heatwave tips! Tips for Surviving a Heatwave (when you have no AC) First…

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    Can Český Krumlov Survive the Pandemic?

    April 1, 2022

    Week 13, 14 & 15 of 2024 (In Review) – Easter & April Heatwave

    April 21, 2024

    Late Spring / Early Summer

    June 25, 2020
  • Czech Republic,  Family Travel,  Karlovy Vary,  Summer,  TravelTips,  Week in Review

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

    July 20, 2024 /

    A few weeks ago the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival that takes place every year at the beginning of July, always encompassing the July 5th and 6th holidays here in the Czech Republic. We first went to this festival over ten years ago and this time was our seventh festival! Most years we make it into a little end-of-school-year holiday in the most beautiful place in the entire Czech Republic. A film festival holiday may not appeal to some but as I have a long history of working with SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival), there is almost nothing better to me than getting totally immersed in…

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    So, You’re Going to Prague? (A Mini-Guide of my Favorites)

    May 12, 2016

    My Winter Joys, Goals, & Other Things

    February 12, 2021

    A Little Post about Olomouc, Czech Republic

    October 11, 2021
  • Baby,  Budějovice,  Milestones,  South Bohemia,  Summer,  Week in Review

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

    June 27, 2024 /

    Happy summer, (Northern hemisphere) friends! I’m lumping the update together into a nice and tidy June bundle so I get on track with the seemingly impossible-to-complete Year in Review challenge. June has been lovely this year, with Alex off work, things are just going nice and slow. Lots of time for playing in the park, naps, cooking, visiting and just all the good things in life. But first, let’s get to the important thing as our little one turned two a couple weeks ago! We went to the zoo to celebrate and some friends of ours met us there on that completely rainy June Monday, still a perfect way to…

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    Going to Rome With a Baby! Our Experience & Tips

    April 17, 2023

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

    July 9, 2022

    Life Lately: And That Was Autumn With a Baby

    November 27, 2022
  • Baby,  Life Abroad,  Milestones,  motherhood,  Summer

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

    July 2, 2023 /

    We had a beautiful month of June here in South Bohemia. I have to say that I feel like I was so tired for at least half the month and had no idea why… until I realized that the allergy meds I am taking every other day for hay fever make me terribly drowsy. I am quite ready for allergy season to be over (still sneezing) but at least June was spent in a dreamy sort of daze. It started with a beautiful choir concert performed at a little festival in an apple orchard near Lišov. What an amazing setting and reminder (just when I really needed it) of how…

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    The Third Trimester & My Pregnancy Favorites

    August 19, 2022

    Postcards from Summer

    October 14, 2023

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

    July 9, 2022
  • Daily Life,  Lifestyle,  Summer

    The Perks of a Summer Spent at Home

    September 19, 2022 /

    The only other August I’ve ever spent so much time here in the Czech Republic was the year I got married (2015), and that was after two months away! I’ve called this year our “Baby Summer of 2022” as things are clearly a bit different with an infant. As we’ve been very much around, one thing which has firmly taken a place in our summer rituals is that of the weekly farmer’s market visit. We have a beautiful bi-weekly market in Piaristické Square here in Budejovice… I think I’ve never been to a market in a more beautiful setting than this one. As we aren’t getting a CSA (community-supported agriculture)…

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    Autumn Celebrations + A Delicious Drink {Recipe}

    November 14, 2021

    My Winter Joys, Goals, & Other Things

    February 12, 2021

    Photo an Hour – An October Weekday

    October 20, 2019
  • Summer,  Thoughts,  Yearly Recap

    At Summer’s End

    September 20, 2021 /

    Ahoj, friends – what a break it’s been since my last post in July. As you know, I’ve been in the USA for most of that time, only just returning back to the Czech Republic at the beginning of this month. I unexpectedly decided, especially with everything going on, that during that time producing anything was not it and that I really needed to just take it all in. Input instead of output. I do think that we all need time like this at certain parts of the year or even month to not put anything out there and to just listen. Normally around this time of year, I would…

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    Croatia in a Pandemic Summer

    August 24, 2020

    Summer, Lately + Prague Eats!

    July 11, 2021

    Postcards from Summer

    October 14, 2023
  • Austria,  Summer,  Travel,  TravelTips

    Das Sommerhaus (Getting to Know Vienna)

    July 17, 2021 /

    So, it’s early June 2021, things are starting to open up, but you don’t feel super comfortable with travel yet (even though you will be fully vaccinated), yet still want to book yourself a nice relaxing holiday without having to jump on an airplane (there will be plenty of that this year). For me, the ideal situation was to visit our neighbors to the south in Austria, only a three hour train ride away and open without restrictions to vaccinated travelers. As we hadn’t (at time of booking) visited a big city since before the pandemic, we were both game to head back to Vienna. Although I went briefly for…

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    This Festive Season

    December 20, 2019

    Week 11 & 12 of 2024 (In Review): Vienna

    March 29, 2024

    Language Progress + Thoughts on Solo Travel

    November 21, 2019
  • Eats,  Prague,  South Bohemia,  Summer,  TravelTips

    Summer, Lately + Prague Eats!

    July 11, 2021 /

    You know it’s summer when it’s stormy and the reality TV shows are back on! I wish I could write here more often, and I hope I will, but writing a post takes so, so many hours of editing and perfecting. Maybe I’ll do more but “imperfect” posts? (says the perfectionist) Ah well. July, one of my absolute favorite months is now fully under way and things are in a much better place for us here. Coming out of May was rough (as you might’ve inferred from the title of this post) but the wrapping up of a school year always makes me so happy, as do celebratory post-school-year trips…

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    Three-Day Seasonal Eating Menu: Late Summer

    September 6, 2020
  • Daily Life,  Pandemic,  Spring,  Summer

    How to Recover From the Complete Mess of the Past Eight Months Now That It’s June

    June 1, 2021 /

    Go outside. Leave your house. Just to practice leaving it, really. To build up your confidence with leaving the house again. It’s going to take some time. Consider the mornings, when there’s not many people. Consider a regular practice of nice evening post-dinner constitutionals in the light. It’s the end of spring and hiking season is here! Plan a hiking or walking trip, even if it’s raining a bit. Maybe even if it’s pouring! Walk through the park and marvel at all of the green. Meet a friend for a socially-distanced coffee as you are almost fully-vaccinated but not quite. This month you’re going to have the first swim of…

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    My Winter Joys, Goals, & Other Things

    February 12, 2021

    How Does Your Garden Grow

    November 7, 2019

    A Time of Simple Holidays

    December 22, 2020
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adventurings is a blog by cynthia, an american living in the czech republic.

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

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