FIAT. You hear Fiat, you think Turin... that is if you KNOW cars. Did you know that FIAT actually stands for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino? Now you may think that an Automobile museum would be "boring" to the average person BUT.. I'm here to tell you that you'd be surprised by what you may … Continue reading City Museums: Museo dell’Automobile
It's Springtime and that means that everything is in bloom. We've survived the winter, made it through the February blues and are itching to get out into the sun! One of my favorite events happens every year in April and that is the Messer Tulipano in Pralormo. Pralormo is located 25km southeast of Torino. One … Continue reading Messer Tulipano
It's the obligatory post all expats write about. I've actually written about this very topic before but that was when I was still brand new. 8 years later, I have yet to master this language but I am amazed how much I learned. Most people are surprised to learn that the majority of Italian I learned … Continue reading 4 ways I learned Italian
Spring has finally arrived which means it's time to once again, hit the playgrounds! Now that all of my girls are in school, our time to explore parks and play areas has been cut down. However a recent trip to the pediatrician gave Miss C and I an opportunity to explore a new neighborhood. The … Continue reading City Gardens: Giardino Nicola Grosa
A while back I wrote about my struggles with procrastination and being inspired. Perhaps it was the weather but lately I have had a creative push. I've noticed I'm not the only one. It seems that quite a few of my friends are transitions into different phases in their lives and this has somehow motivated me … Continue reading Day in the life #2
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 … Continue reading Our Family Vacation…2016 (part 5- Surviving the beach)
While it's only been a month since my last post, I feel like it's been longer. I've tried to keep up but Life happens. My parents came to visit and I had good intentions to document their visit but Life happens. When they come to visit it's like Christmas. New clothes for the girls, orders … Continue reading When LIFE happens…
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. … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading 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 … Continue reading Our family vacation…2016 (part 2-location and food)
