Category: Italy
A month. Really, since I'm writing this later than I intended, it's actually been more like 32 days of lockdown. More than a month since our kids have left the property. Wow. I will preface this, as usual, with a message for our friends and family: we are healthy, we are safe, we have everything we need. Adding: tha [...]
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The 12 best day trips from Catania, Sicily
Living near Catania or just making it your home base for a holiday in Sicily? Great news: the world is your oyster. Day trips from Catania can take you to some of the best Sicily has to offer!
Well, at 33 weeks pregnant (read: huh? what? how? AHHHH [...] → more
What I didn't write about in 2018: a day trip to Siena and more!
We're already more than two weeks into January, and I'm realizing there are still adventures from 2018 I haven't written about. Among these were a day trip to Siena during ou [...]
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Adventures in wine tasting in Tuscany with kids
As part of our five days in Florence with my in-laws, we decided to take a day trip from Florence for a Greve in Chianti wine tasting. To make this even more exciting, we decided to do it entirely by public transportation. Tus [...] → more
3 days in Florence with kids (and my in-laws!)
Ah, Florence. It seems like I hear more love for this city than just about any other in Italy, but up until last week I'd only spent a couple tumultuous hours there as an 18-year-old (that's a story for another day, I think!). This past [...] → more
10 reasons to plan a family holiday in Sicily
It’s been more than 18 months since we moved to Sicily, but I remain astonished by how much this island has to offer. Despite having spent a considerable amount of time daydreaming about possible vacation destinations in the years befo [...] → more
Planning to go to Venice? Good for you! We had a great time on our trip and found that things went pretty smoothly for us because we'd done the research ahead of time on how to get to where we wanted to go. Now, I'd love to help you do the same! I already touched on the fun stuff we did in Venice in this post, but i [...]
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Venice may have a reputation for romance, but Venice with kids can be its own kind of fun. Our kids had a blast exploring Venice's canals, Burano's colorful houses and Murano's glass-blowing factories. Now, we are sharing our advice for what to do in Venice with kids -- with recommendations straight from the kids t [...]
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And Naples, too. We took our first off-the-island trip to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Chris' birthday and we ended up having an absolute blast. I did learn, however, that I need to revisit baby-wearing. Like now. I had given up on my Ergo pretty quickly after Fiona learned to walk because she'd throw a fit ever [...]
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The scene: The four of us are driving along, enjoying the scenery as we traveled south and discussing whether the extensive stacked-stone fences we saw might have been built with rubble from old buildings.
And then our car got literally showered with golf ball-sized rocks.
And we yelled. ![]()
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