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ireland, part 3

outdoor adventures , touristing • May 17, 2019

After saying good-bye to our beautiful home in the country and getting a new tire at the local Tyre Shop, we headed a few minutes north to the famous Cliffs of Moher. At first it seemed like it…

Ireland, part 2

outdoor adventures , touristing • May 17, 2019

The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula. The peninsula…

Ireland, part 1

touristing • May 17, 2019

Last week Jess and the kids went on a 5 day holiday in Ireland, and it was quite wonderful. It was a land of green pastures, sheep and cows, rivers and lakes, green trees and rolling hills, rugged…

sperlonga, sabaudia and circeo national park

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…

borgo di valogno, town of murals

beautiful things , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a young couple to…

tattoos in bologna

family , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a tattoo convention in…

malta part 3: valetta

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

On our last day in Malta, we headed to the city of Valetta for a self-guided food tour. We walked through the lovely streets of this walled city, marveled at the views, and enjoyed some Maltese cuisine. Afterward,…

malta part 2: gozo

outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta. The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

malta part 1: sliema, dingli, mdina, and marsakloxx

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

Our long-time friends, the Swensons, moved recently from Kalispell to Turkey, and wanted to meet up with us for their spring break week. We chose the island country of Malta, just off the southern tip of Italy. We…

london

touristing • Mar 15, 2019

For Ashton’s 14th birthday, Jess and the kids flew to London for a whirlwind 3 day adventure. The real purpose of the trip was to see Hamilton, Wicked, and as much of downtown London as we could fit…

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