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…
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,…
Our friend Mark joined us to check out the Naples Tattoo Convention. We did not get any tattoos, but afterward we did find a lovely park in Posillipo with spectacular views!…
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…
The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula. The peninsula…
Last week Jess and the kids went on a 5 day holiday in Ireland, and it was quite wonderful. It was a land of green pastures, sheep and cows, rivers and lakes, green trees and rolling hills, rugged…
For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…
We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a young couple to…
The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a tattoo convention in…
On our last day in Malta, we headed to the city of Valetta for a self-guided food tour. We walked through the lovely streets of this walled city, marveled at the views, and enjoyed some Maltese cuisine. Afterward,…