Two summers ago, our family went on a 9-day cruise on the Baltic Sea, stopping in 6 different cities. As cruises tend to go, we were only able to spend a day in most of the cities, so this series of posts is all about how we tried to make the most of the short…
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Journey to the Past: Anastasia’s St. Petersburg
Before our 2 days in St. Petersburg, Russia, we watched Fox Animation Studios’ movie, “Anastasia” – one of our favorites growing up! I recently watched the movie again and recognized many of the places we saw in St. Petersburg and while many parts of Anastasia’s story weren’t exactly historically accurate in the movie, many of the…
Kim’s Upcoming Adventure: Croatia, Budapest, Vienna & Venice
I am just about a week away from leaving for my next travel adventure and I could not be more excited! I will be traveling in Europe for two weeks with 3 of my best friends/roommates from college (at Ohio State – go bucks!). All 4 of us have traveled in Europe before so planning…
A Russian Grocery Store
Two summers ago, our family went on a 9-day cruise on the Baltic Sea, stopping in 6 different cities. As cruises tend to go, we were only able to spend a day in most of the cities, so this series of posts is all about how we tried to make the most of the short…
St. Petersburg, Russia, Day 1
Two summers ago, our family went on a 9-day cruise on the Baltic Sea, stopping in 6 different cities. As cruises tend to go, we were only able to spend a day in most of the cities, so this series of posts is all about how we tried to make the most of the short…
Tallinn, Estonia in a Day
Two summers ago, our family went on a 9-day cruise on the Baltic Sea, stopping in 6 different cities. As cruises tend to go, we were only able to spend a day in most of the cities, so this series of posts is all about how we tried to make the most of the short…
Sonoita Vineyards: A Day Trip from Tucson
While we were in Tucson, we took a day trip to the Sonoita Vineyards. While I’m definitely not a wine connoisseur, we had a fun time trying different wines and learning about how they are made. Leaving the city, we drove for about 45 minutes down a scenic 2 lane road. The ride may have…
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Tucson, AZ
The Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum was the surprise hit of our trip to Tucson. We didn’t have any plans to visit it but a friend suggested it since we had some extra time. We were only there for an hour and a half but it was definitely worth it. I thought it was going…
It’s a Schmahl World after all…
Welcome to It’s a Schmahl World! This blog will tell of the adventures of Kathryn and Kim Schmahl, sisters who grew up Cincinnati, Ohio. We are both in our twenties, living and working full-time in the Midwest but take any chance we get to travel someplace new! Growing up, our family never went to on…
It's a Schmahl World 