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castello del matinale

outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 3, 2018

Cedar and I joined some friends on a walk to a castle ruin on one lovely day. The path is surprisingly close to our home, only about 20 minutes away, and it is pretty easy at about 1.5…

northern puglia

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 7, 2018

Labor day weekend meant Matt got 4 days off, and, being a smart guy, he chose to use those days to cram for his upcoming advancement exam. We agreed that the kids and I would give him a…

lago di castel san vincenzo

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Sep 7, 2018

After we discovered Lago di Castel San Vincenzo during our Abruzzo vacation in July, we decided we really wanted to go back for a day trip. So we did…twice this month. It’s perfect for our family: It is…

with Matt:: hikes, food, beach, picnics and friends

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , papa • Aug 12, 2018

We’ve had more adventures lately with Matt, too, outside of epic beach and mountain trips. Closer to home, we had a hiking trip to Monte Massico, a beach day, a dinner out, adventures exploring new stores and new…

lago di san vincenzo

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Aug 8, 2018

On our way back from Arbruzzo, we stopped by another lake, Lago di San Vincenzo, to scope out a campground we had heard of. This lake was lovely and bright blue, with plenty of space all around it…

abruzzo national park:: lago di barrea

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • Aug 8, 2018

After Gargano, Matt and I decided to switch gears and head out to the mountains. We miss camping, and we had heard there are some campgrounds in Abruzzo. Abruzzo is a mountainous region in central Italy, and it…

gargano peninsula:: baia di vignanotica

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Aug 6, 2018

We found a beautiful pebble beach just outside of Mattinata. My memories include hot pebbles, cute food shacks, a walk downhill to reach the beach, bare boobs, a rock to jump off, massive white cliffs, soft blue water,…

in and out… with friends

kid projects , others , outdoor adventures • Jul 10, 2018

A trip to find sea glass, sleepovers, pool time, board games galore, Festa Americana at Carney Park (carnival rides, food, fireworks and the Navy Band, all in a volcano crater), and 4th of July celebrating…. with friends.…

adventure park

outdoor adventures • Jul 9, 2018

We met our Neopolitan friends, the Volpes, way up at the top of the hills (mountains?) of Benevento, at a placed called Parco Avventura Camposauro (Camposauro Adventure Park). The air was fresh and chilly (it felt amazing to…

monte faito and a funivia ride

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Jul 7, 2018

We took a funivia (like a cable car) up to the top of Monte Faito, above Sorrento. We hiked through a beech tree forest and discovered a restaurant with epic views. The path was shady, green, full of…

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