Category Archives: italy 2018

It’s our last full day in the region of Puglia, and of this latest Italian adventure. We began with breakfast of croissants from Dentoni, melon, figs from Fabrizio’s family’s farm, and cappuccinos. Big D also had a bowl of cereal … Continue reading →

It has been over three weeks since I touched down in Italy for the 6th(!) time. I arrived 4 days ahead of Karen and the kids and spent my time in Pico, the town that my great grandparents (my maternal … Continue reading →

While Puglia has been a feast for the senses, there’s definitely been a lot that’s made our ears perk up this leg of the trip: If there’s one word Miss M and I have heard a lot on this trip, … Continue reading →

We began the day enjoying another yummy breakfast of croissants and figs while our host Fabrizio told us more about football in Italy. We saw his father, Giovanni, hop on his old rusty bike, with basket, again. Yesterday he was … Continue reading →

Fabrizio, our host at his family’s B&B, gave us a lovely breakfast of croissants from Dentoni (the Pasticceria we ate every meal at yesterday), cereal, watermelon, a white melon that is a cross between honeydew and cucumber, gigantic figs from … Continue reading →

Today we began the third leg of our trip in Torre dell’Orso, a beach town in the southern Italian region of Puglia on the Salento coast. We met Fabrizio and his father Giovanni as we checked into our bed & … Continue reading →

We’re about to leave Alberobello, so here’s a few observations about our experience here: Milk – our kids love milk and Grandma Mary Ann always said we should buy a cow for our backyard. In Italy, no one drinks milk. … Continue reading →

While driving to various towns, the view has been a combination of fields of olive trees, farms with horses, donkeys or cows, fields of fruit trees, or farms that have already harvested their goods since its rows and rows of … Continue reading →

What does a married couple do on the morning of their anniversary? Visit the laundromat! The Alberobello lavanderia is nothing like the places we frequented in college, NYC or Somerville. This one had free WiFi, a charging station for mobile … Continue reading →

Paul and I have been married for 18 years and known each other for 27, but he continues to surprise me. Several months ago he planned a wonderful evening for us, as a surprise for me, to celebrate our wedding … Continue reading →

We spent today in the town of Molfetta, which isn’t known for its cultural or historical significance. It’s about a half hour north of the city of Bari but it had two things going for it: an outlet mall and … Continue reading →

Today we did something we’ve all wanted to do since planning this trip: cliff diving in Polignano a Mare. Polignano a Mare is known as “the pearl of the Adriatic” and it is indeed a gem. A 40 minute drive … Continue reading →

This morning while the boys shot hoops, I went to the market, the bakery (cream and chocolate filled croissants for Paul and I, donuts filled with Nutella and frutti di bosco for the kids). Mari and I also visited the … Continue reading →

This morning we found a basketball court in Alberobello. All over Italy Big D has been dribbling the ball he brought from home. He got a few stares in Minori but even more so here, because our trullo is located … Continue reading →

Today, we had a nice slow morning in Alberobello, relaxing in our trullo and walking a bit around the town. The basilica at the end of our road is named after brothers Saint Cosmos and Saint Damian. They claim to … Continue reading →

While we all miss Minori, Alberobello already has a few things going for it that will make this stretch enjoyable in its own way. WiFi— I won’t get into all the technology troubles we ran into on that leg of … Continue reading →

Yesterday we left Minori and Paul checked off an item on his bucket list: he drove the Strada Statale 163, aka the Amalfi Coast Drive. Until this point we used a route that took us through the mountains and only … Continue reading →

Minori has been a great place for us to spend a week in Italy. If we never go back to Positano again, I’d be perfectly fine with that. But never returning to Minori would make all of us incredibly sad. … Continue reading →

It’s our final full day in Minori and we have one thing on the agenda: spiaggia (beach). In the morning, we fed potato chips to the swans, seagulls and ducks who have been nesting in the water and rocks outside … Continue reading →

Paul started the morning with a ride on a scooter. The guys at the car park in Maiori didn’t have his car ready as requested, so instead of bringing the car to Paul, they brought Paul to the car! Big … Continue reading →

Today Captain Paul rented a boat so we could enjoy the beauty of the Amalfi coast from the water. We departed Minori, passed Atrani, Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Praiano and stopped the boat to access a beach outside of … Continue reading →

Today we took a short boat ride (25 minutes) further down the Amalfi coast to a small town called Cetera. The boat service didn’t exist when we were here six years ago, and it’s wonderful: Minori to Maiori to Cetera … Continue reading →

Every night Minori has been hopping. We go to bed, whether it’s at midnight or after 2am, and there are children running about and adults socializing on the promenade along the water. The vitality of life in Italy seems to … Continue reading →

After a full day at the beach, last night we hiked from Minori to Ravello, an incredible town perched high above the water with beautiful views of the towns of Minori and Maiori below. Big D diligently counted the number … Continue reading →

It was so nice to wake up in Minori on our first full day in Italy. The sound of the crashing waves and beautiful view from our apartment can’t be beat. This is the perfect place to stay for the … Continue reading →

Today the kids and I met Paul in Italy for the beginning of our summer 2018 holiday. Paul has been here for a few days already, and he’ll blog about that experience shortly. Driving from Rome to Caserta, we passed … Continue reading →