Welcome!
I’m Monika and I’m here to help you plan your trip to Europe!
Why me? Well, my family and I LOVE TO TRAVEL.
I grew up in Poland and moved to the US as a young adult. So for my entire adult life we traveled back and forth to visit the family and later started combining those visits with trips to other countries.
Traveling to Europe has become a way of life for us.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”
– Dalai Lama
We’ve always somehow managed to work it into our life – squeeze it in between home, work, school, and two dogs! A challenge I’m sure many of you can relate to 🙂
Over the years, I’ve become a chief trip planner and a checklist master of our family. The itinerary researcher and organizer.
I’ve made it my mission to make sure we make the most of our precious vacation time.
But it wasn’t until our first trip to Iceland in 2022 that I decided to start sharing our travel adventures and the magic of travel and making memories together.
It was one of those awe-inspiring experiences that just stays with you. To the point that we started to plan a return trip immediately after we got home!
But it was also the hardest one to plan for me.
After hours and hours of research, trying to find resources and information to plan that trip, my mission is to save YOU all that trouble.
I want to make planning a trip easier for you. Fun. Exciting. NOT a chore you dread…
That’s why I combined everything I feel you need to know about each destination to plan an unforgettable trip into manageable, helpful articles and easy-to-follow lists and itineraries that will take the hassle out of your travel prep process.
Enjoy and happy trip planning!
P.S. Hey, I know that right now you only see articles for a handful of countries, but I promise – more guides and stories from our other trips are in the works and are COMING SOON!
Some of our travels…
“So much of who we are, is where we have been.”
– William Langewiesche
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NEED A PLACE TO HOLD ALL YOUR TRAVEL NOTES TOGETHER?
Grab my handy PRINTABLE, FILLABLE TRAVEL PLANNER – keep track of flights, hotels, tours, daily itineraries – even your trip budget!
Access from any device and edit as needed or print for a hard copy!
BONUS! The planner has journal pages for your memories!
👉 To learn about my trusted travel planning resources that help me (and will help you too!) plan trips easily and save money, read this guide: How to Plan a Trip to Europe: My Favorite Travel Resources Revealed.
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PLANNING YOUR FIRST TRIP TO EUROPE?
Grab my handy FREE PRINTABLE, EUROPE CHECKLIST -with essential tips for passport/entry requirements, money matters, transportation, accommodation, and MORE!
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