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Bella Sorrento
Today we did a full day trip to the town of Sorrento. After a 2.5 hour drive from Pico, we caught up with friends of ours from Belmont who were at the end of their ten day holiday. We also … Continue reading
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La Cucina
Today we focused on cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom. We also started cleaning the living room moving some furniture into the spare room and the cantina, and Paul worked outside to begin clearing some of our land. We … Continue reading
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Pico 101
Let’s take a step back and talk about some basics for our new followers: The town of Pico is in a province called Frosinone (fro-zee-NON-neh.) Frosinone is in a region called Lazio and the capital of the Lazio region of … Continue reading
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Laundry
Late morning D and I found Paul sitting outside L’Angolo Bar with a group of men talking about anything and everything. Two hours, three croissants and cappuccinos later, we needed to start our day before stores close for siesta at … Continue reading
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Extra helping hands
At L’Angolo Bar, Paul started the morning with an espresso and croissant while I had a cappuccino and a croissant filled with frutti di bosco (a multi-berry jam.) At 7:30a Paul left for the Rome airport to pick up D … Continue reading
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Day 1 in Pico
Paul and I arrived in Rome a few hours apart from each other, and in our rental car began the trip south towards Pico. Departing Rome’s Fiumicino airport always makes me smile with the abundant Cyprus trees (which I love) … Continue reading
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Why not
“Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not?” -George Bernard Shaw Over the past year, we’ve traveled domestically and internationally, forgoing capturing the details of those adventures here … Continue reading
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Leaving Corolla
Today we began the last and final leg of the trip: a four hour drive from Corolla to drop off the boys at Raleigh-Durham airport for their flight back home while Miss M and I drive to her university to … Continue reading
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Relaxing in Corolla
Yesterday was our last full day on the Outer Banks so we did our best to soak in our favorite activities: tennis, pickleball, lots of time in the pool for Miss M and her college friend, and lots of time … Continue reading
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Wild horses
Keith Richards once explained the song Wild Horses was about not wanting to be on the road a million miles away from home and yet I can’t help hum the tune thinking of the wild horses we saw today, 650 … Continue reading
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Lazy days in Corolla
The past two days we’ve slept in, spent time in the pool, made a brief trip to the beach, and Paul and the kids took jet skis out to the bay. D has grilled a lot of burgers (he’s primarily … Continue reading
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The long drive to Hatteras
We deemed today “road trip day” as we planned to drive from the northernmost town on the Outer Banks (Corolla) to Hatteras Island 90 miles south, making a bunch of stops along the way. There’s a lot to see on … Continue reading
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Corolla
We’re currently spending one week in Corolla which is a town in the northern part of the Outer Banks. We’re staying in a large AirBnB in the Currituck Club which historically was an exclusive hunting ground used by Roosevelt, the … Continue reading
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Topsail Island
On Topsail Island we were fortunate to spend time with our good friend Jim at his beach house. We had visited him and his wife back in 2017 and it was wonderful to catch up with him again in such … Continue reading
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Leaving South Carolina
For our last night in Charleston, we enjoyed she crab soup, shrimp three ways (bbq, fried, scampi), and tons of hush puppies at Hymans. A memorable meal at a historic establishment. The following morning we packed up the car and … Continue reading
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Charleston
The annual Lilla family summer vacation sort of snuck up on us this year. We had planned the flights and places to rest our head but not much else so unlike past holidays, we are being a little lazy. For … Continue reading
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Kalinikta (Good night) Athens
We’ve traveled to a lot of major European cities — Rome, Milan, Berlin, Vienna, London, Dublin, Paris, Yerevan, Barcelona and more — and while we’ve enjoyed our time here, I think I’d put Athens at the bottom of the list. … Continue reading
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Fish are friends, not food
Today is our last full day in Athens and we had no set schedule. We had a leisurely morning, popping in and out of some stores, toured the Central Market, and found another place to try hand pies for brunch: … Continue reading
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Acropolis
At 7:15am we met up with our guide Natalia and quickly made our way to the Acropolis to beat the heat and the crowds. We spent four hours with her walking through the site and the museum which was built … Continue reading
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Delphi
This morning we taxi’d outside of the city center to meet our guide for the day, Tolis (short for Apostolis.) It’s record breaking hot in Athens so we were happy to escape the heat for a day trip in an … Continue reading
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From serenity to the city
Yesterday we left the spacious luxury and calm of the resort for the congested city of Athens. But first, a few final thoughts on the Grecotel experience: The hotel drove us to our 7th and final stop: Athens!! We grabbed … Continue reading
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Cape Sounio
Cape Sounio is at the southernmost tip of a peninsula about 40 minutes south of Athens and it’s where we’ve spent the past few days of our trip. Its main site is the Temple of Poseidon, perched on a cliff … Continue reading
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Temple of Poseidon
One morning the hotel brought us to view the Temple of Poseidon, just a five minute ride from the resort. The temple was built in the 5th Century BC and is one of the three main temples in Greece (the … Continue reading
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Together again
On Friday morning we checked out of our hotel at 6am and headed to the Athens airport to drop off the rental car. I always breathe a sigh of relief when we return a rental car on one of these … Continue reading
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Meteora
The next stop (#4) on this adventure is Meteora — a UNESCO world heritage site. Meteora is six monasteries perched atop rock formations that reach upwards of 1800 feet. The word Meteora is derived from a Greek word meaning “suspended … Continue reading
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Leaving the Greek islands
Today we left the Greek islands portion of our trip. A few last observations: By 10am we drove through Lefkada Town on our way to the causeway to get off the island, and it was the first time we were … Continue reading
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Egremni
Yesterday BOTD was Egremni and similar to Milos yesterday, this beach is only accessible by foot or boat. After driving 30 minutes from our hotel, we parked at the entrance gate and walked 1 km (0.6 miles) down a winding … Continue reading
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Mylos
Yesterdays BOTD was Mylos. You can reach Mylos a few ways: From the pedestrian area where our hotel located is in Agios Nikitas, there’s a narrow dirt path that takes you up and over the mountain to the Mylos beach. … Continue reading
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Porto Katsiki
Remember when I said some of the most beautiful beaches in Greece are on the Ionian islands? Today’s BOTD was Porto Katsiki and it was absolutely stunning. Sheer cliffs, turquoise water, white pebbles leading to the water and some patches … Continue reading
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Water
Despite being surrounded by water, the country is experiencing a water crisis. Fresh water is delivered to many of the islands and they cannot keep up with tourist demands. The topography on the islands has been interesting. The mountains are … Continue reading
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