When my son Max saw this sign on our way into a remote hill town in the Marche region of Italy, he said, “ I wonder why they don’t like big bands here.” Upon further reflection, we all realized it …
New Appreciation for Something Familiar
Have you ever returned from a vacation and noticed things about home with new appreciation or even noticed things for the first time? This journey for us has been a series of one-way tickets and last …
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When Was the Last Time You Felt Like a Kid in a Candy Store?
What is better than being a kid in a candy store? How about being a kid living above an authentic pizzeria at the base of the Matterhorn in the Italian Alps! Lino’s Pizzeria in Cervinia was pure …
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What Motherhood And Rites of Passage Have in Common
As we launched our canoes on Lac de Chalain in the late afternoon, a thick milky veil clouded my vision. How did we end up here, in this perfect moment, on this perfect day? We never planned to come …
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Trip Fiction: Have You Read Any Good Books Lately?
"The last sentence he had always feared and from the middle of a book, he had always been tormented by the thought that there would inevitably be a last sentence.” ~ Night Train to Lisbon One of our …
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Paris: Go Deep or Go Wide?
“Not everything can be important, and not always,” I said. “That would be awful.” ~ Pascal Mercier When we sat down to make our list of “Things to Do” in Paris, the conversation ended with everyone …
