We headed out one day to a couple of towns with Carnevale celebrations and floats, and then went to another town close by to a Valentine’s Day festival.  The whole town was lit up for a festive community…

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We travelled to Maryland to see Ashton’s best friend, Leia.  While Ash hung with Leia, Cedar and I explored DC and had a lovely time there.  After Maryland, we went on an LONG journey back to Italy, where…

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The kids and I took an epic trip to the USA.  It was exactly two years since we left, and we have two years still to go here… so our halfway trip home.  We flew and flew and…

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We visited Montepulciano, a town known for its wine, ate tasty food and found a really nice Christmas market.  We left before it got busy, and found that visiting the markets after Christmas means it is a lot…

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First, Christmas at home with caramel rolls.   Next, an apartment in the city of Bologna for two nights.  Jess and kids had colds, but we walked and ate our way through this very hip city.   Then…

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