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Category: Italy

  • Visiting Siracusa, Sicily

    Visiting Siracusa, Sicily

    Siracusa is a historic city on the island of Sicily, known for it’s ancient Greek ruins. And if you actually know me IRL, you understand why I’d want to visit the city of SYRACUSE. Like many who do a Sicily roadtrip, Siracusa was on our list. We stayed for a few days, and planned to […]

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  • Taormina and Mount Etna

    Sicily has always been on my list of places to visit, given that my great-grandparents came from Sicily and Southern Italy. It was planned for Spring 2020 but Covid cancelled it. I was so grateful that my husband, mother, and I could travel to Sicily for 8 amazing days in March 2022! We started in […]

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  • Palermo, Sicily

    Sicily has been on my bucket list for a while, as my great-grandfather was born there. I grew up in Upstate, NY (Rochester) where Italian American culture is extremely prevalent. My family refers to ourselves as Italian. For this trip, I wanted to make sure my mom was able to join us and see where […]

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  • North Coast 500 Scotland

    North Coast 500 Scotland

    Scotland is a truly incredible country, that we’ve been lucky enough to visit three times. It’s absolutely beautiful, especially the farther north you go. Having already been to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Awe, and Isle of Skye, we opted for the North Coast 500 this past summer. The North Coast 500 is the ultimate UK roadtrip! […]

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