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carnevale!

touristing • Mar 8, 2019

We went to a Carnevale celebration in a local Naples-area town called Saviano last weekend to see what all the Carnevale excitement is about. Carnevale is a big deal around here, with different kinds of celebrations in just…

ravello girls trip

beautiful things , family , touristing • Mar 2, 2019

I took Ashton to the Amalfi Coast for an overnight girls getaway. We talked, strolled, listened to the Rent soundtrack (her current obsession), watched a chick flick, and stayed in a seriously awesome apartment. It is very…

rome

touristing • Jan 31, 2019

We went to Rome for the day. It’s only 2 hours away, so we got up early and spent the day walking around, checking out all the sites. It was a great time of year to go, without…

sicily:: trapani

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Finally, for the last few days of our Sicily trip, we visited Trapani. We explored the salt pans, drove up a mountain to a town called Erice, where we hung out IN the clouds, visited a castle, and…

sicily:: palermo

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Still in Sicily, on day three of our trip, we left our AirBnB in Giarre to head across the island to the west coast. We drove through the middle of the island to get there, and it was…

sicily:: taormina and mount etna

family , touristing , uncategorized • Dec 28, 2018

For Christmas leave, we went to Sicily! Our first stop, after driving all the way to the toe of Italy for about 6 hours, a ferry to Sicily, and our super cute AirBnB in Giarre, was the lovely…

christmas in downtown naples

touristing • Dec 27, 2018

Our Italian friends took us on a tour of Christmas in downtown Naples! We visited a nativity museum where we heard interesting stories of Naples’ history, enjoyed pizza portafolgio (folded pizza) and coppa di mare (fish cup), and…

lights of christmas

touristing • Dec 27, 2018

We visited Castello di Limatola, a local castle that lights up during the holidays. We toured the beautiful castle, saw musicians wandering through the pathways, looked at booths of handmade trinkets, ate tasty treats and sipped mulled wine. …

gaeta: hiking, beach, and christmas

outdoor adventures , touristing • Nov 24, 2018

We took a trip about an hour north to Gaeta, where we heard there is a fantastic Christmas lights display. We started out in a medieval town called Maranola, where we found historical landmarks in a quiet village…

olive press tour

mama's projects , touristing • Nov 22, 2018

Jess had an opportunity to join a tour of an olive press company. I learned a lot about olives, olive pressing, and olive oil tasting. Afterward we shared lunch served by the hosts!…

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