I may or may not have forgotten how many “parts” are in our vacation saga. Regardless, this is the end of the trip. Are you ready for an adventure? If you’ve forgotten, we just left Positano behind with all of its not sleep and late-night hotel searches. We got on the ferry to Capri with…
Tag: Italy
Positano: Vacation Part 5
With a 5 (or 6 or 7) part vacation, you would think we were there for a month. We just had a lot we wanted to see, and we were feeling ambitious. You may or may not remember that our last stop before Positano was Modena, with a seven-hour drive between the two. We planned…
Cars ‘n Things in Modena (Vacation Part 4)
Okay, let’s pretend that it’s early September in Italy. (I finally emailed myself a few more vacation photos, so it’s time for another step in the vacation saga.) We’ve visited Switzerland briefly. We’ve hiked through 4/5 of the Cinque Terre. We’ve eaten a ton of good food. Now it’s on to Modena. We made it…
The Cinque Terre (Vacation Part 3)
Our next stop after a few days in Lugano was the Cinque Terre–Riomaggiore specifically. Never heard of it? Well, the Cinque Terre is a national park area in Italy that surrounds some villages along the coast. I used to think that a couple of the villages were only accessible by foot. After hiking there and…
Monday is for Daydreams
Sometimes the best recommendation for a Monday is to daydream (in responsible doses that make your day better while letting you get something done in the real world… Surgeon General’s work-time warning). Today, I’m thinking about future travel. National Geographic is such an enabler, too. The Dolomites? Sure! I love what a combination of peaceful…
Yard to Table
Last night’s dinner was special. It was partly because of the recipe, which tasted just like something from southern Italy. Scott and I went to Italy for our honeymoon, and we paid careful attention to dinner while we were there (and breakfast and lunch and gelato). Om nom nom. We like food. Scott is great at…
Predictable
Some people worry about what other people would find in their closets or drawers if they died suddenly, and I worry about what books people would find on my shelves. Why does a grown woman own all four of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books?! That threat of potential embarrassment is what keeps me…
Small, but valuable. 