Travel is one of those impacting experiences that not only refreshes the mind and soul–which it does– but also broadens horizons, creating far better and more accurate ideas of people, places, and cultures that are very different than our own. That’s the magic of travel… of spending time in places that are very different from what we know.
My husband and I absolutely love to travel. We’re fanatics, really. We’ve found that there’s just nothing that compares to the thrill of discovering authentic ancient cities carved out of stone… castles that have witnessed centuries of exciting history… iconic landmarks that we’d only read about in books until now… of actually experiencing the sites that we’ve anticipated for a very long time.
Whether we’re in Paris, Florence, Copenhagen, Rome, or anywhere else in the world, we’re always captured by the innate need to feel part of that culture as much as possible– to feel it from the inside, not just from the outside looking in. Realistically, we know we’re never going to be able to actually live in any of these exotic places… but we can dream. And for the space of time that we’re there, we want to imagine that we actually belong. We’re not interested in being “tourists.” We want to pretend we really are Parisian, or Italian, or Danish…
Consequently, in Europe we never get our coffee at a Starbucks; we never lunch on a classic American hamburger while we’re there; and we never stay in a touristy hotel. Instead, we seek out local cafes, indulge in the cultural specialties, and go “home” at the end of the day to a cozy apartment or vacation rental tucked into a side street somewhere surrounded by locals.
That’s also why we believe so strongly in what we do: managing vacation rental properties in a beautiful Bavarian village surrounded by rugged mountains here in the Pacific Northwest. We love that we can offer the traveler a very unique European-styled experience surrounded by rivers, forests, and mountains- just 2 short hours from Seattle, yet a world away from it. It’s our work to help others completely enjoy the time they’ve carved into their schedule to become part of a place that’s completely different from their own.
We cater to the travelers who don’t want to be just “tourists” to our town. Most of them will never be able to live here– but for just a little while, they can come and dream that they belong in this beautiful place, staying where the locals stay, eating where the locals eat, getting their coffee at the local cafes.
While their minds and souls are being refreshed, these are the travelers who take their vacation dream even further, up to a whole new level– they truly “experience” what it feels like to live in the place. Through professionally managed vacation rental properties, we’re helping travelers who dare to dream!
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