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Bucket list trips: Lavender season in Provence with kids

One week in the south of France with kids during lavender season Planning a road trip around the south of France in […]

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Bookends: Looking back at five years in Sicily

5 years in Sicily: a dream come true Note: I started working on this post shortly after leaving Sicily in mid-January, but […]

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Switzerland

Switzerland with kids: our winter adventure in Nendaz

Walking in a winter wonderland: Nendaz, Switzerland, with kids We spent four days in a gorgeous chalet in the Swiss ski resort […]

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4 days in Transylvania
Romania

Castles, dinosaurs and snow: October in Transylvania, Romania, with kids

In October, I took all three kids to Romania for five days during the Columbus Day holiday. Chris wasn’t with us on […]

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4 days in Krakow with kids
Poland

Four days in Krakow with kids

Four days in Krakow with kids (AND friends!) HELLO from 2021! Let’s try not to think about the fact that it is […]

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4 days in Puglia in October with kids, Polignano a mare
Italy

4 days in Puglia with kids

Our family of five spent 4 days exploring Puglia, the “heel of the boot” of Italy. We visited Fasano’s ZooSafari, explored scenic Alberobello, took a bike tour of the Val di Istria, visited Castellana Caves, wandered Polignano A Mare and took a wonderful food tour of the coastal town of Bari.

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Our Covid-19 Summer in Sicily

When I pictured this summer, I had a lot of ideas of how it would look. We had trips booked — in […]

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Malta

Our first post-lockdown trip: Malta

Visiting Malta after lockdown Hello! Per usual, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. But, it’s been for a good reason — […]

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Family-friendly Sicily: Marina di Ragusa

We’ve now been in Sicily for approaching four years, and I’m still surprised by how much of this gorgeous island we still […]

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LOCKDOWN: Reflections on 1 month at home

A month. Really, since I’m writing this later than I intended, it’s actually been more like 32 days of lockdown. More than […]

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The Homefront

LOCKDOWN in Sicily: Our family update

Prefacing with this statement, as usual: We are healthy. We have everything we need. We feel safe.  (We are, however, going through […]

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LOCKDOWN in Sicily: Life in Italy’s Red Zone so far

I would like to note that Chris’ preferred title for this post — just so you know — is HIGHWAY TO THE […]

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Austria Salzburg

2 days in Salzburg with kids

In this episode, we spend two days in Salzburg with our kids, attempting to recreate Kasey’s childhood memories (well, most of them) […]

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Bavaria with a baby: 4 days at Edelweiss Resort

Our stay at the Edelweiss military resort Hellllo! Welcome to another chapter of “Kasey’s long overdue posts about less-than-recent trips.” It’s become […]

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Vienna with kids: our favorite family-friendly activities

How is it that practically every place we go immediately becomes a favorite and a “we-must-go-back-one-day”? Perhaps we just fall in love […]

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Barcelona Spain

Our favorite kid-friendly activities in Barcelona … and our thief story!

Barcelona is a great spot for families with young children! Read about our Top 5 favorite spots in Barcelona with kids, plus our story of getting robbed, recovering the phone and (briefly, and accidentally) stealing the thief’s own phone.

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The Homefront

Hospitals, baseball, visitors and trip planning: what we’ve been up to lately

Helllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooo. It’s been a bit, hasn’t it? Amusingly I had BIG PLANS for blogging a bunch while I was on “maternity leave” […]

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He’s here! Baby boy’s super-fast birth story

INTRODUCING!  Lochlan Samuel March 23, 2019 (his due date!) 8 lbs, 12 oz (about 4 kg) 21 inches 100 percent adorable He’s […]

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While we wait: our son’s travel-themed nursery

Hello! It’s been a bit so I thought I’d pop by to say hi. As you might imagine, we’ve been grounded for […]

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Must-see Sicily: Best day trips from Catania

The 12 best day trips from Catania, Sicily Living near Catania or just making it your home base for a holiday in […]

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Kasey

Hello! My name is Kasey, and I am a wife, mom, writer and travel enthusiast living in beautiful Sicily. In this blog, I hope to share our adventures and misadventures as we adjust to living overseas, learning Italian and traveling the world with two of the most fun kiddos on the planet.

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