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monte tre calli hike

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Dec 30, 2021

It was a beautiful day for a hike over the Amalfi coast. It had been raining for the whole month of November and into December, so the sun and outdoors was very welcome.…

birthday hike and castle

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Dec 3, 2021

For my birthday, Matt, Ashton and I took a walk in the hills of Caserta, visited the Christmas market at Castello di Limatola, and then ate pizza at Pepe in Grani (a world-renowned pizzeria). It was a lovely…

caserta hiking date

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Dec 3, 2021

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lately: halloween, hair, holidays, hikes, friends, and more

beautiful things , family • Dec 3, 2021

We had Rosa and Paolo and the kids over for Halloween. We made a Halloween-themed meal, carved pumpkins, and took them to the base for trick-or-treating. They had never carved pumpkins before! They are always so amazed by…

hiking faito and molare

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Dec 3, 2021

We went back up to Faito to experience the autumn leaves, and hiked up Monte Molare for the amazing vista. This is one of our very favorite family adventures– it is all so beautiful.…

chestnuts

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 27, 2021

It happened! Finally a chestnut festival! We went, we ate, we revelled in being at a sagra again, we drank too much wine, we walked through chestnut trees, and we appreciated the beauty of it all. We…

krakow girls trip

beautiful things , touristing • Oct 26, 2021

Ash and I took a girls trip to Krakow, Poland. Mostly we walked a lot, ate food (she didn’t really like Polish food, except for the doughnuts!), and saw the sights of the city. We saw a movie…

matera and castelmezzano date

beautiful things , touristing • Oct 26, 2021

Matt and I escaped for an overnight date to Matera and Castelmezzano. We walked a lot, ate, talked, and had a nice quiet time of being together. …

barcelona!

beautiful things , touristing • Sep 10, 2021

Finally! We (just the kids and I) flew in Europe for the first time since 2019! We were going to go to Crete in July, but it was canceled due to a strike. So I booked Barcelona and…

ionian sea weekend

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 18, 2021

After Matt returned from Ukraine, we drove 3 hours south to the border of Basilicata and Calabria, at the “instep” of Italy’s boot, on the Ionian Sea. We LOVE this sea– it is so clean, clear, and calm,…

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