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staying cool in lake and forest

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Aug 9, 2020

August in Naples is HOT. Crazy hot. So we went uphill to cool off. Lago di Castel San Vincenzo is our favorite; we’ve been going there every August since we came to Italy, and it is quiet, beautiful…

day 9/10: tuscany

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

Our last stop was an agriturismo near Cortona, Tuscany. We enjoyed a relaxing time in the pool, in the olive grove, and in the cute village of Cortona. Tuscany is lovely, quiet, tranquil, and has delicious food and…

day 7/8: riva del garda

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

I wish I could have stayed longer in the Dolomites. They are incredible. Also northern Italy is amazing, too, with clean, cool air, safe driving, no trash, parks and bike trails, and even a way of speaking Italian…

day 6: dolomites monte civetta/lago di coldai

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

This day we took two gondolas up Monte Civetta and walked to Coldai Lake. We thought it would be a fairly easy hike, but it turned out to be steep! But it was fantastic! At the top we…

day 5: dolomites viel del pan

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

Strange to us, but also kind of neat, is the fact that you can take a cable car to pretty much any peak in the Dolomites. There are systems of chair lifts and gondolas that bring you to…

day 4: dolomites passo giau

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

Can you believe anyone would go to Venice and NOT drive less than 2 hours north into this insane beauty?? Not me! It is amazing in the Dolomites! We just saw a tiny piece of these mountains that…

trip day 2/3: venice

beautiful things , family , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

We loved getting lost in the quiet alleys, wandering without cars or motorcycles, seeing the canals, the lovely views and the boats, and the amazing handmade masks. We did not love the tourists (I can absolutely not imaging…

trip day 1: orvieto

beautiful things , family , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

We took a 10 day road trip up to Northeast Italy and back for summer leave. The first stop was Orvieto, a town in Umbria that was a mid-point for a long haul up to Venice. We wandered,…

calabria weekend

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Jul 7, 2020

We spent our Fourth of July weekend in Calabria, visiting the towns of Scilla, Reggio Calabria, Bova Marina, and Tropea. We went to the most southern point possible on mainland Italy (not including Sicily), enjoyed two different seas…

around here: friends, shops, tattoos, exploring, and a date

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , others , outdoor adventures • Jun 25, 2020

Family picnic at Carney. Dinners with friends, including SNAILS cooked by Davina! Trips to stores in Italy, especially now that we live CLOSE to them! A final sleepover before Hanna leaves. Tattoos by the…

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