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Travels of Nik, Julie & Koval the Dog

A blog filled with our trips, experiences, photography and tips. Dive on in!

  • Dog Travel
  • European Trips
    • Paris 2018
    • Berlin 2018
    • Barcelona 2018
    • Menorca 2018
    • Barcelona 2019
    • Basque Country 2019
    • Madrid 2019
    • Winter 2023
    • South of France 2024
    • Budapest 2024
    • Zaragoza 2024
    • Canfranc Estación 2024
    • Bilbao 2024
    • San Sebastián 2024
    • Biarritz 2024
    • Bordeaux 2024
    • Toulon 2025
    • Provence Winery Tour 2025
  • Sabbatical 2022-23
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Czech Republic
    • Denmark
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Monaco
    • Netherlands
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • United Kingdom
  • Move to Nice
  • Events
    • Concerts
    • Sports
  • Instagram
    • julierubes13
    • kovalthedog
    • nikbronder
  • Dog Travel
  • European Trips
    • Paris 2018
    • Berlin 2018
    • Barcelona 2018
    • Menorca 2018
    • Barcelona 2019
    • Basque Country 2019
    • Madrid 2019
    • Winter 2023
    • South of France 2024
    • Budapest 2024
    • Zaragoza 2024
    • Canfranc Estación 2024
    • Bilbao 2024
    • San Sebastián 2024
    • Biarritz 2024
    • Bordeaux 2024
    • Toulon 2025
    • Provence Winery Tour 2025
  • Sabbatical 2022-23
    • Austria
    • Belgium
    • Czech Republic
    • Denmark
    • France
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Monaco
    • Netherlands
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • United Kingdom
  • Move to Nice
  • Events
    • Concerts
    • Sports
  • Instagram
    • julierubes13
    • kovalthedog
    • nikbronder
  • Bruce Springsteen in Marseille

    Springsteen in Marseille, France

    July 11, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Château de Saint Martin

    Côtes de Provence Winery Tour

    June 25, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Toulon, France

    Visiting Toulon, France

    June 18, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Fratelli Branca

    Fratelli Branca Apartment Building

    June 11, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Getting Settled in Nice, France

    June 2, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Julie, Nik and Koval the Dog in Nice

    Finding an Apartment in Nice, France

    May 30, 2025 - By Julie
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  • View of the Cité du Vin, Bourdeaux

    Roadtrip to Bourdeaux, France

    January 2, 2025 - By Julie
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  • Hôtel du Palais Biarritz

    Roadtrip to Biarritz, France

    December 28, 2024 - By Julie
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  • San Sebastián, Spain

    Roadtrip to San Sebastián, Spain

    December 23, 2024 - By Julie
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  • The Guggenheim, Bilbao

    Roadtrip to Bilbao, Spain

    December 20, 2024 - By Julie
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nikandjulie.com

Thanks for visiting! We're Nik and Julie who have the travel bug that started with a two week trip to Europe in 2018 and again in 2019.

More recently, between April 2022 and May 2023, we took a year-long Sabbatical in Europe with our dog, Koval. Using Barcelona as our homebase, we visited 32 cities across 14 countries.

After returning to Chicago for roughly 16 and a half months, May 2023-September 2024, we've returned to Europe and are currently in Nice, France for the foreseeable future. Stick around and follow our adventures!!

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