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festivals, food and camper in Calabria, Cusano Mutri, Avellino, Roccamonfina, Naples and more

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 22, 2025

It was a strange summer, Ashton home and Cedar not yet gone, each of us waiting for the next phase of life to start. Then they left, and our new adventures are well underway: the kids are college-ing,…

adventures with ash and jess

beautiful things • Jul 26, 2025

Ashton and I have been out enjoying the outdoors lately in search of beauty, quiet and cool weather. For our first trip we took the camper to Abruzzo National Park, stayed at Lago di Montagna Spaccata, drove through…

campering in gran sasso

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , pooch • Jul 26, 2025

Matt and I escaped the heat (and the kids) for a weekend in Gran Sasso. The weather was cold enough for pants and shoes! We found a quiet spot near the top of the mountains and next to…

switzerland

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 26, 2025

Cedar and I took a little trip to Switzerland. We flew in and out of Turin, Italy, rented a car, and drove all around the Alps. We walked a few suspension bridges, drove over mountain passes, saw glaciers,…

lately- festivals, mountains, lake

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 26, 2025

A panuozzo festival in Gragnano, a fourth of July festival at Carney Park (featuring the Navy Band), a walk up Monte Molare with Rosa, a cute Kaia, and a family trip to the lake.…

ashton returns, rome, and campering in Matese

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jun 21, 2025

We got our girl back, who got HER girl back. We hiked and ate and shopped before she left on her adventure with Leia. Matt and I adventured together to a tattoo convention and a day walking around…

van life

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures , touristing • May 8, 2025

Matt and I took the camper to Marina di Camerota, where we stayed right next to the beach and hiked a lot. It was lovely. Then we stayed another weekend in Orvieto, where we spent one night walking…

greece with cedar

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • May 8, 2025

Cedar and I flew to Thessaloniki, rented a car and drove to the west coast and around and back. It was beautiful and great to hang out with Cedar for a few days.…

hikes around campania

beautiful things , food and exercise , outdoor adventures • May 8, 2025

Well it’s been almost 3 months here and Matt and I (and myself with others) have been really soaking in the views from the trails. There is just so much hiking here. Here are some snaps but there…

around town- Naples, festivals, friends

beautiful things , touristing • May 7, 2025

We hit the ground running here, and I did not take many photos. We have been eating, hiking, and spending every weekend exploring in one way or another. We went to a couple of Carnevale celebrations, went downtown…

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