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USA  30 Comments

July 27, 2017

Soobie’s Island (San Juan Islands, Washington State)

We call it Soobie’s Island after my grandmother. Despite all the places we’ve been it remains the most special place

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USA  6 Comments

October 21, 2016February 8, 2019

A week in Venice Beach, CA

After a wonderful stay last year we couldn’t resist a return to Venice Beach. It’s such a fun and vibrant

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Notes  21 Comments

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

Highlights from an Unforgettable Year

We had so many amazing experiences over the past year that it was almost impossible to distil them down to

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Notes, Tips  7 Comments

September 4, 2016June 21, 2017

5 Things I’ve Learned

Amri from HeyMama recently asked me if there was anything surprising we learned after travelling for the year with our

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Portugal  8 Comments

August 27, 2016August 31, 2016

A return to pretty Portugal

Of the many good reasons to take a family gap year — foremost of which was time with our kids

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France  3 Comments

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

A week with friends in Saint Remy de Provence

Our final days in Italy were spent winding our way up the picturesque Italian Riviera bound for France. Little hints

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Italy  7 Comments

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

Pretty Pienza and Florence in 24 Hours

Next up on our Italian road trip was Tuscany! We hopped back in the van and traversed the Apennines once

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Italy  46 Comments

July 18, 2016July 21, 2017

Positano, Italy: our recommendations

We made our first visit to Positano in May 2004 and have been coming back every year since. This impossibly

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Italy  11 Comments

July 2, 2016July 2, 2016

Annual photos on the Pupetto bar

The first time we came to Positano, Michael and I found ourselves on an almost empty Fornillo Beach. It was

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Sri Lanka, Tips  9 Comments

May 30, 2016February 8, 2019

Sri Lanka: our favourite hotels

Before returning to Europe at the end of May, we spent nearly a month exploring the beautiful country of Sri

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