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tattoos in bologna

family , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

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,…

malta part 2: gozo

outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta. The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

malta part 1: sliema, dingli, mdina, and marsakloxx

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

Our long-time friends, the Swensons, moved recently from Kalispell to Turkey, and wanted to meet up with us for their spring break week. We chose the island country of Malta, just off the southern tip of Italy. We…

london

touristing • Mar 15, 2019

For Ashton’s 14th birthday, Jess and the kids flew to London for a whirlwind 3 day adventure. The real purpose of the trip was to see Hamilton, Wicked, and as much of downtown London as we could fit…

carnevale!

touristing • Mar 8, 2019

We went to a Carnevale celebration in a local Naples-area town called Saviano last weekend to see what all the Carnevale excitement is about. Carnevale is a big deal around here, with different kinds of celebrations in just…

ravello girls trip

beautiful things , family , touristing • Mar 2, 2019

I took Ashton to the Amalfi Coast for an overnight girls getaway. We talked, strolled, listened to the Rent soundtrack (her current obsession), watched a chick flick, and stayed in a seriously awesome apartment. It is very…

rome

touristing • Jan 31, 2019

We went to Rome for the day. It’s only 2 hours away, so we got up early and spent the day walking around, checking out all the sites. It was a great time of year to go, without…

sicily:: trapani

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Finally, for the last few days of our Sicily trip, we visited Trapani. We explored the salt pans, drove up a mountain to a town called Erice, where we hung out IN the clouds, visited a castle, and…

sicily:: palermo

family , touristing • Dec 28, 2018

Still in Sicily, on day three of our trip, we left our AirBnB in Giarre to head across the island to the west coast. We drove through the middle of the island to get there, and it was…

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