September 21, 2026 Milan was a Siri of Unfortunate Events … Unfortunately! Milan, Italy If you are looking for the grungy 90’s, you will love Milan. It is graffiti, closed garage doors (of businesses that may or may not be in business), lots of young adults smoking and wearing all black (and looking malnourished), and tons of tourists. We were among them. The redeeming […]
September 20, 2026 World-Schooling (pauses in between Gelato in Italy) … the School Part! (While in Italy) A few notes on the ins-and-outs of school while traveling in Italy. I am not sure any form of school would be ideal while on the go in a foreign country, so I suppose there is a grain of salt element here. The school we found is […]
September 17, 2026 Real Life Thursday Lake Garda, Italy (Calmasino to San Floriano to Sirmione to Bardolino) Oh Jeez! I looked through my small daypack last night on the way home. It seemed like I was missing something. Then, halfway through today, I realized I had not seen my purse anywhere. Noooooo! The thing I didn’t want to do on this entire trip. We […]
September 15, 2026 The Adventure on the Mountain (Monte Baldo) and the Mystery of the Lemons Malcensine (Lake Garda) and Limone Sul Garda, Italy In the morning, we rode the cable car to the top of Monte Baldo for much cooler temps and some hiking; then, from Malcesine, we took the ferry over to Limone Sul Garda. The mountain top was fantastic – the […]
September 14, 2026 New Cobblestone … I had no idea! Verona, Italy In my mind, I kept thinking, cobblestone must be such a blast from the past and something that cities just have to deal with as they modernize and go into the future. I was SO wrong. Maybe it was this at first as people used river rock to build more sanitary conditions […]
One thing to mention first … FOOD … it is so amazing – everywhere, even the grocery store. It is real. It is fresh. It is so delicious. I am Gluten Free in America and I have been eating cornettos, pasta, pizza, and bread. I take some digestive enzymes and I am feeling great. This is a miracle – I love the food in […]
September 12, 2026 The Many Balconies of Juliet (in fair Verona) Verona, Italy I almost forgot to post about Verona. What a cute and trendy stop-over after our train from Rome to the Verona station. We had to take a detour to see the tour and look for the balcony. We walked the cobblestone streets, gawked at the very fancy (and name-brand) stores, and […]
September 10, 2026 Running a Small Laundromat Rome, Italy The apartment we have in Rome has a washer and dryer. The first we have seen in our 9 days since leaving Colorado. And so, I am now running a small laundromat in between seeing the sites, doing school with the kids, running around the block to the grocery store, and keeping up with the […]
September 9, 2026 Accents From Florence to Rome (through Civitavecchia), Italy After a week in Italy, as we started driving toward Rome, we started a conversation about accents. When Italian people don’t understand the word you say, it is most definitely your accent. So far, the kids have practiced ordering their own gelato. It came out like a strong Texas accent with some words […]
September 8, 2026 Awe Saturnia, Italy The night sky came alive as we sat in the thermal pools (that are free) called Cascate del Mulino di Saturnia. Truly amazing, with cascading waterfalls, pools of various sizes and depths for soaking, and a river to follow through the bamboo reeds and around the bend and back to the main connection point. Disney could not have […]