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The Astounding Alps: What Mountains Teach Us About What Matters Most

May 8, 2018 by Colleen Mariotti

Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak. -Andy Andrews Doing a ski season in the Alps, with three kids, […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Family Adventure, Italy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Listen Attentively, Mountain Summit, Mountains

The Freedom of Borderless Travel

March 22, 2018 by Colleen Mariotti

No borders, just horizons – only freedom. -Amelia Earhart One of reasons we selected Cervinia, Italy as our home for the winter was the ability to ski into Zermatt, Switzerland. We loved the idea of traveling on skis and spending time in two countries without planes, trains, or automobiles. While we made it to Switzerland […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Family Adventure, Italy, Switzerland Tagged With: Alps, Borderless, Breuil-cervinia, Europe, Geography Of Europe, Italy–switzerland Border, Matterhorn, Swiss Cuisine, Travel Between, Zermatt

I Am So Happy Today Was Real: Carnevale in Italy

February 19, 2018 by Colleen Mariotti

“To get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.” –Mark Twain It is time for Carnevale and in Aosta Valley and we are celebrating at the base of the Matterhorn, called Cervino, in Italy’s towering Alps. The story is unique in the world and yet universal. It is the story […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Family Adventure, Italy Tagged With: Alps, Aosta Valley, Breuil-cervinia, Carnevale, Carnevale Italy, Dama Bianca, Matterhorn

An Italian Guide to Mid-century Modern

January 17, 2018 by Colleen Mariotti

I always think the project I am working on will be the best. -Patricia Urquiola (born in 1961, Spanish by birth, Italian by choice) We always try to find homes to stay in versus hotels or vacation rentals because we want to live where locals live, eat where locals eat, and shop where locals shop. […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Italy

The Simple Pleasure of a Local Festival

November 20, 2017 by Colleen Mariotti

I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought I’d rather dance with the cows until you come home. – Groucho Marx As we sat at Cabo da Roca, the Westernmost tip of mainland Europe, we contemplated what was next for our family. Having left the USA with three small children […]

Filed Under: Appreciation, Family Adventure, Italy Tagged With: Festival, Local Festivals, Simple Pleasures

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