In Pisa: Embracing Our Inner Tourist
Up close with the leaning tower of Pisa, the iconic structure seems tiny. Tourists with selfie-sticks, crowds of visitors,…
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Experiencing Italy: Our Adventure Begins!
The goal is a little ambitious: to see as much of the Italian coast as we can while the kids…
Discovering Ferrara!
Ferrara took me and my sketchbook by surprise. On a whim, I went with Ellie, my four-year-old, to this city I’d…
Travel, An Awakening
Travel didn’t always thrill me. The first memory I have of an airport was an ugly tarp in the old…
How A Rejection Letter From Google Was The Best Thing That Happened to Me in 2016
I lie. It was pretty devastating. But let me backtrack a bit… In November 2015, I’d heard that a Fortune…
Rainbow Season
“Brutto Primavera!” I have heard the locals say. There’s been a lot of rain this spring and summer. Unexpected thunderstorms…
Travel with Kids: West Bohemia in the Czech Republic
It was my second visit to Western Bohemia. I should’ve known better than to ask the waitress if the…
Venice Carnival 2016: Travel Tips & Video
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Carnevale Venezia 2016 comes to its grand finale on Sunday, February 10. The world-renowned festival itself is said…
Lake Como in Winter: Budget tips for an Italian Alps holiday
Lake Como may be the destination of the diamond-studded celebrity crowd, but if you know where—and when—to go, you can…
A Proper Saxon Christmas: Nutcrackers & Magic!
Advent, Advent! December 2014 (Read Part 1 of A Proper Saxon Christmas here.) True to his word, on the first…