It’s early Sunday morning and I’m am just hours away from the deadline for the May DolceVitaBloggers Link up! I sadly haven’t been able to make the deadlines in the past so I’m pretty excited that I finally got a post done in time! (even if it’s 2am!) I have been thinking about this post … More Italian regions I love
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
While planning our trip, we decided to take a day trip to Pisa since it’s just an hour away. Because it’s so close, there’s no real problem with taking the kids. One thing I realized is that if you have the option, take a picnic lunch and eat at Piazza dei Miracoli. There are so … More Pisa through my lens
I’ve written my honest opinion about our recent visit to Florence and now comes the bombardment of photos. I narrowed them down to a select few just to give you an idea of how our itinerary went. (without captions.. because i don’t think they’re totally necessary) Day One Day two Day three Where we … More Florence through my lens
Florence… or Firenze as it is known in Italian is one of those cities that everyone and their dog dreams of going to and to be honest… it’s not a city I love. My first visit was in 2009 with my sister in law. You can read about it here. (please excuse the overly saturated … More Florence with kids: An honest opinion
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)
