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around here: hikes, parties, friends, and fun

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , kid projects , mama's projects , outdoor adventures • Sep 30, 2019

A hike in the hills and a walk through Cassertavecchia, Boy Scouts camp for Cedar, bowling and a food festival in downtown Naples with Rosa and kids, a terme trip for Jess, Band parties (a potluck, the Admiral’s,…

calabria sea

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 4, 2019

After Matera, we visited the Calabrian coast, including the beach at Rocca Imperiale Marina and the town of Trebisacce, where we spent the next two nights. I’d been craving the turquoise, clear sea all summer, and I was…

the lake

family , outdoor adventures • Aug 26, 2019

We have found that there are certain things that really work for our family, that bring us a sense of peace and unity, and that just work for each one of us. The lake is one of them. …

montenegro: coast

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 31, 2019

We arrived at the coast in the bay of Kotor and found our super cute Airbnb, which had awesome views of sea, beach, and mountains. Over the next several days, we drove much of the Montenegro coast and…

montenegro: mountains

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 31, 2019

We finally got to fly somewhere with Matt! For Matt’s summer leave we went on a family trip to Montenegro. We flew into Split, Croatia, rented a car, and drove through Croatia, Bosnia, and into the mountains of…

umbria: parco dei mostri, orvieto, and terme saturnia

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 5, 2019

Matt had a Band gig in Orvieto, a town in the Umbria region a few hours north of us. I’ve decided that if I can go to his gigs, I will… so I did! The kids and I…

with brannons: market, pizza, downtown, beach, and capua

others , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 5, 2019

Everyone who moves here has a “Sponsor” to help them through the transition, the logistics of moving here, finding a place to live, getting settled and started, etc. We volunteered to sponsor a Band family we knew at…

abruzzo

outdoor adventures , touristing • Jun 9, 2019

Cedar had an opportunity to attend a Judo competition in Abruzzo, a mountainous region in central Italy. I jumped on that idea and booked an apartment in the country for a couple of nights. Italy is so beautiful,…

a rainy hike on monte maggiore

family , outdoor adventures • Jun 9, 2019

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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…

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