In June, we took a weekend trip to Matera, Italy. I wanted to visit Matera because where else can you now sleep in a room that was first occupied 9,000 years ago? Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy, is thought to be the third oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world (after … More The Italian Journals: Matera
Because the weather got ridiculous hot, we decided to do a road trip in August. We took quick overnight road trip to the Umbria region.
July was a good travel month and I did another short trip in mid-July to Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea and is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the … More The Italian Journals: Sofia, Bulgaria
At the end of June, I did a twofer trip and visited North Macedonia and Kosovo. North Macedonia and Kosovo are both landlocked countries that are part of the Balkens. North Macedonia shares a border with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to … More The Italian Journals: North Macedonia & Kosovo
After moving abroad, I had so many people tell me how jealous they were . . . because they only saw the awesome parts of living abroad. The carefully curated photos with the polished descriptions. The seemingly glamorous life that plays into the romantic idealism and dreams of a living life abroad. I wrote the … More The Italian Journals: Balancing the Perspective, Part 2
It’s been a while eight months since I’ve done a local adventure post! Here are some of my recent local adventures (click on the link to skip to that section): Archaeological Park of Paestum Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli The Island of Ischia Share in the comments which local adventure you liked best or a … More The Italian Journals: Local Adventures Part 2
I visited County Clare in May. I spent a lovely week on Ireland’s west coast, the Wild Atlantic Way. A Little History (Not interested in History? Skip to the next section or even to my final thoughts.) The island of Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern … More The Italian Journals: County Clare
