Italy

Italy, Travel

36 Hours in Bologna

We decided to take a weekend trip to Bologna. The motivation was to have a little adventure to celebrate my forthcoming birthday, but also to keep up the pace of seeing new places and trying new things. It would be really easy to settle into life like we had in LA, going to birthday parties […]

Italy, Living

Hugo: The Alpine Spritz

I had an aperitivo (cocktail) in the Dolomites that is so delicious,that I have to share. The picture above is my first foray into this Dolomite specialty. It is locally referred to as a sambuco, not to be confused with sambuca, which is a wonderful after-dinner liquer. It also called a Hugo, or an alpine spritz. […]

Italy, Travel

High Exposure in the Dolomites

CAUTION: Grandparents must be warned that this post may make you feel that we are bad parents. Today was an epic family day. Josh claims it is one of our top five family days of all time. I think I have to agree with him. We are in the Dolomites, an ancient mountain range in […]