After our flight was changed three times since we first booked it in late 2018 (a hazard for using points that doesn’t get talked about much), we had no problem…
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J. and I are pretty proud of how minimally we pack for long trips. Keeping our baggage to a roll-on and a backpack means we do lots of planning, but…
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Posted in Greece
We left the thermal spa as quickly as we could after breakfast (buffet style, fine, but not great) which was made much better for the people-watching of a large family…
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Posted in Italy
Villa Adriana is said to be the most remarkable and extravagant Roman Villa, more of a small city than a country mansion. The villa was built for Emperor Hadrian who…
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Posted in Italy
All the time we were describing our itinerary through Italy we were careful to say that we were deliberately leaving room to make changes. What’s the saying? Be careful what…
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Inspired by Antoni Gaudi’s work in Barcelona and the Parco dei Mostri in Bomarzo, de Saint Phalle artist Niki de Saint Phalle created what has become one of the greatest…
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Many people know Sienna because of the opening scenes of the rebooted Bond series, A Quantum of Solace, or maybe just for the bi-annual horse race, the Palio. If you…
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(9/16) Volterra, city of alabaster, was a “must do,” more for me than J. It was also the furthest away from Foresteria Il Giardino, about 2 hours in ideal condition,…
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We did a lot of driving in Italy, so we have a few stories to tell.
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