How a Yelp Event Changed My Life
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And that’s only kind of hyperbole.
Read MoreChronicling our return home from a year in Umbria and the preparations for our around-the-world journey.
Scrapping college tours for mountain adventures
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Why do we always go INTO the cold for Spring Break?
Read MoreWill the real Santa Lucia please stand?
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Behind Santa Lucia’s curtain stands a real-life town that got under my skin in surprising ways.
Read MoreLet's Begin with Scotland
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Why Scotland appeals to us for the first stop in our around the world journey.
Read MoreOh, the Places We'll Go
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How we decided on our next adventure and what we’re envisioning as we hatch our plans.
Read MoreGift Guide for Families that Love Travel
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More and more families are embracing travel as a vital part of their lives. If you are are a traveler looking for gifts for your family or if you have a traveling family on your gift list, this is the definitive gift guide.
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons to Send Your Teen to Language School
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When Siena returned from her two week stint at language school in Arezzo, I realized that what she got from the experience was far more than an increase in Italian knowledge.
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A Spello Homecoming
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Laughter bloomed like dandelions in a field of sunshine. Everything was shinier, rosier, more glowing, more dramatic, more emotional, more vivid. I started wondering about why and then thought, “Because Italy.”
I stopped wondering.
Read MoreTop 5 Ways to Let Travel Change You
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Even if you can't stay abroad for a year, there are ways to allow travel to change you, no matter how short your stay.
Read MoreOur Other Neighbors
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I hated taking this post out of the book. It felt like I was betraying the cats that gave our Spellani days such flavor and joy. So I'm so happy to be bringing this back to the website. I love it when people send me photos of these animals from their trip to Spello. If you take a photo, include it in the comment section! I'd love this to be an homage to the animals that enrich small town life.
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