Sponsor Feature // We Took the Road Less Traveled

Today I'm handing the reins over to a gorgeous gal whose going to tell you about the most amazing trip ever. While reading her post, I pretended I was her, reminiscing in all beautiful places I've been too I was so very jealous of the opportunities she's been blessed with. 

Seriously, if you haven't already, you need to check her out. She's pretty rad. 

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Hi friends of Kelly, and therefore friends of mine! I'm Casey, the brains behind the blog, We Took the Road Less Traveled. I'm just your average Southern girl turned expat, living abroad in beautiful Germany! My handsome Air Force hubby and I made the move 4,000 miles away from our families in North Carolina almost a year and a half ago and have been traveling fools ever since! We love life here in Deutschland and have had the opportunity to travel to some pretty amazing places. Just last year we visited 9 different countries! This year, we've got goals to see 8 more!

As a young girl growing up in small town North Carolina, I never thought my life would take me to such amazing places. I've always loved to travel, but the wanderlust bug bit me hard when the Air Force cut us orders to move to Germany in the summer of 2011. I immediately started making a European bucket list to help organize our travel plans for the 3 years we'd be stationed overseas. Who knew 3 years would hardly be enough time to see all we want to see?! One of my favorite trips this far has to be what I like to call "My big Fat European Family Vacation." This past May, my husband and I took 8 of our closest family members on a whirlwind sight-seeing adventure through 3 different countries.

We viewed the Alps from the highest point in Germany...

Stumbled upon the bluest lake in Austria...

Explored the most well-preserved medieval walled city in Bavaria...

Sailed down the Rhine River sipping wine and watching castles float by...

sunbathed among the olive groves of Tuscany...

Climbed atop the famous Duomo in Florence...

Marveled at the colorful cliff side houses in Cinque Terre...

And talked of gladiators outside the Colosseum in Rome...

all in one amazing 2 week adventure! 

It was a trip of a lifetime, to say the very least. I'm so happy I got to share it all with my dear family! And with all of you out in blog land, too :)

Do you have a travel bucket list? Any big travel plans for 2013?

A mega huge thanks you to Kelly for letting me hang out on her blog today! Isn't she the sweetest? Hope you'll head on over to my little slice of the internet and say hello...I'd love to get to know you! Tschuss!

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And thank you Casey for being a guest today! Like I said, these pictures are wonderful and makes me so jealous of the trip! Come back soon :)

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