"I thought you were bringing a car, but you brought a ship!" -Owner of an apartment where we stayed on our trip to Cefalu. Yep, that's about right. When we announced that we were moving to Sicily, we got a surprising number of questions about whether we were bringing our van. Now, something like seven months aft [...]
Month: July 2017
Those of you who follow my Babies With Backpacks Facebook page already know that I recommend Bam Bar in Taormina, but here's some visual evidence as to why. I feel like we've eaten our fair share of granita in the last few months, but Bam Bar is far and away the best. It's not even close. Today we t [...]
Summer heat has been intense over here (though we have had a little break since a storm on Sunday) so we've been spending a lot of time at the pool to keep from frying. As of last week, we have a new favorite spot!
If you had asked me this question before our first major trip since getting here -- visiting Naples and Rome -- my answer would have been "neither." I don't want to deal with a stroller, I'd say. Fiona loves to walk! She hasn't let me put her in a carrier since she was about 13 months old, I'd [...]
(Not volcano related). At least, that's what it feels like -- everytime we drive somewhere for the last few weeks we see actual fires or at least the tell-tale smoke. On the way back from Celafu we saw a big one near Taormina, and we've seen plenty of roadside ones as well. In the last few days though it fe [...]
So you are going to Europe with kids ... First of all, good for you! It has always been our experience that travel adds somthing wonderful to your life. It broadens your horizons (and your palate), leads to great memories and is just plain fun. Europe is a fascinating, varied and historically rich place [...]
With about two-and-a-half months to go until Oktoberfest in Munich, Chris and I took our most important step yet in planning our trip yesterday ... We orde [...]
About five minutes after we arrived in Sicily, people started telling us that if we are looking for a family holiday in Sicily, the place to go with kids is Cefalu. Specifically in June. On Friday, we made it there just under the wire, ha! ----- We also discovered a gem of a hotel if you are traveling to Cefalu with [...]
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