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baia di ieranto

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 12, 2018

During our weekend in Sorrento, we hiked around on the tip of the Sorrentine Peninsula. First we headed out of a small town called Nerano along the trail to Baia di Ieranto, a gorgeous bay with a small…

sorrento and bagni della regina giovanna

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 12, 2018

Columbus Day offered a long weekend for Matt, so we headed out to Sorrento! First we visited the town, which is full of all things lemon… and tourists! I don’t think I’ve heard so much English spoken since…

castello del matinale

outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 3, 2018

Cedar and I joined some friends on a walk to a castle ruin on one lovely day. The path is surprisingly close to our home, only about 20 minutes away, and it is pretty easy at about 1.5…

northern puglia

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 7, 2018

Labor day weekend meant Matt got 4 days off, and, being a smart guy, he chose to use those days to cram for his upcoming advancement exam. We agreed that the kids and I would give him a…

anfiteatro flavio and cuma archaeological site

touristing • Sep 7, 2018

Our sweet Italian friends met up with Cedar and me in Pozzuoli for a visit to some local ruins. Fall is in the air and the weather is cooling off enough that we can do some outdoor adventuring…

gargano peninsula:: mattinata

beautiful things , family , touristing • Aug 6, 2018

For several days of Matt’s summer leave, we went to the Gargano Peninsula, in the Puglia region on the east coast of Italy, just a few hours from where we live. This area, home to a large forested area…

eggplant class

mama's projects , touristing • Jul 5, 2018

I left the kids at home one day and headed north about an hour for an eggplant cooking class, hosted by a military organization called Fleet and Family Services. They offer classes that introduce military to Italian culture. …

contursi terme

family , touristing • Jul 3, 2018

We met our new Neopolitan friend, Rosa, on the trail of the orchids in Cilento. She and I have kept in touch, and she invited us to join her family at a thermal spa in a town called…

cilento: marina di camerota

family , papa , touristing • Jun 30, 2018

For Memorial Day weekend, when Matt finally had a few days off in a row, we headed south to the Cilento coast. We wanted to stay in a little town, go to the beach, and hike in Cilento…

paestum archaeological site

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jun 29, 2018

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