It’s that time of year again! August in Italy is my least favorite month. It’s hot and lonely. When you don’t have air condition, the weather is hot no matter what the actual temperature is. Lonely because almost EVERYONE takes off on vacation. You have people who go into the mountains and those who take … More Italian Summer Vibes
We did it! We survived our busiest summer yet! We have just returned from our annual trip to Bellaria and instead of writing another post with lots of pictures, I decided to do a Vlog. I will warn you now that talking is minimal as my approach to making it was more for the kids. … More Our family vacation 2017: The Vlog
It’s wintertime and while this year’s weather is absolutely bonkers, we’ve had a few cold spells. It’s during these cold months that Carlo and I tease each other about how we much we miss summer, or more specifically…. the beach. As I mentioned in the previous post, I gave up “relaxing” too much to be … More Our Family Vacation…2016 (part 5- Surviving the beach)
Bellaria in the province of Rimini deserves it’s own post. Like a proper post. Last year we didn’t spend much time away from the beach so we made sure to explore it this year. One of our favorite things to do in Bellaria or let alone anywhere in Emilia Romagna is to eat a Bombolone. … More Our Family Vacation…2016 (part 4- The City)
Ah… the beach. Just typing these words is making me miss it more and more. Last year was our first time to Bellaria so I was taking everything in. This year, we turned it up a notch and made sure we took advantage of more activities and more fun time. While my goal was to … More Our family vacation…2016 (part 3- the beach)
Last year we stayed at a simple hotel called Piccolo Mondo. It’s part of the Valentini Village group. As I mentioned in the post (read here), these hotels are usually all inclusive. Some are small 3 stars, other 4 star luxury hotels. Either way, because they belong to this group, all patrons are able to … More Our family vacation…2016 (part 2-location and food)
If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know that last year we took our very first family vacation to the seaside town of Bellaria in the province of Rimini. We enjoyed our stay so much that we decided to go back again this year. Last year, we hit a snag in our plans … More Our Family Vacation…. 2016 (part 1)
I feel like the end of our trip we returned more than when we got there; and it’s true. A lot of our essential items we bought to avoid having to pack much. I had packed a “beach bag” aka old purse and two days in it was already breaking. So we ditched it and … More Our family vacation…part 4 (essential items)
The Adriatic sea. A family’s dream. Well my family’s dream. I have been told that the Adriatic is popular with families because the water level is much lower than the Mediterranean. I can say that I was very pleasantly surprised how low the water really was. Early in the morning, it was crystal clear. You … More Our family vacation… part 3 (the beach)
We were suggested a simple and humble hotel in Bellaria. While it was technically a hotel is was more like a small resort with a BnB feel. Minimal and basic. Nothing fancy. No frills. Simple. Friendly. Quiet. That’s exactly how we like our hotel. It felt so homey and cozy. We were greeted by management … More Our family vacation… part 2 (the location)
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