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ireland with dad

touristing • Sep 30, 2019

Dad and I took a little side trip to Ireland while he was here.  I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this trip: the weather was cool (I LOVED wearing a jacket, as it’s still so hot here!) and unusually…

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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…

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matera

family , touristing • Sep 4, 2019

For Labor Day weekend Matt got a 4-day weekend so we headed toward the south of Italy.  Our first stop was Matera. From Wikipedia: Known as la città sotterranea (“the underground city”), its historical centre “Sassi” contains ancient cave dwellings.…

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