Enjoying Venice with kids: Top 7 things to do

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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Weekend in Agrigento

Agrigento is one of Sicily's biggest tourist attractions, and this weekend we finally made it out to visit! We really enjoyed our visit (less than 2.5 hours from our house, so an easy trip) though straight off the bat, I have two recommendations: 1. Don't go in summer 2. Definitely go som [...]

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A weekend away — Modica

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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