May 1st is extra special for us—it’s not only our anniversary but also the day we share with our dear friends, Ryan & Jo. This year, our Italian escape became a joint celebration of love, friendship, and a treasure trove of memories. We reunited with the Mullenixes—who hold a very special place in our hearts, […]
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We arrived in Florence at about 4 after a lovely drive from Montecatini. After we got everything to the room we headed to the dog park for a walk. It was a beautiful walk as our hotel was right on the river Arno near Ponte Vecchio. On the way back from the dog park we
I knew that Italy, especially Florence, would give us opportunities to experience amazing art. My degree is in Fine Art, so I have seen a lot of beautiful Italian works in textbooks. Getting to see some of these works in person was astounding. It’s been several years since I’ve refreshed my knowledge – I was
We loaded ourselves on the ferry in Split a little after 6pm on the 8th. The ferry left the port around 8:30. It was a great night for a ferry ride – the water was perfectly calm and you couldn’t tell you were even on a boat. We slept in our little bunk cabin, Daniel
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Y’all. Daniel here. The pottery experience was extremely special. Our guide Matteo was kind, gracious, welcoming, and extremely passionate about their family business. He patiently explained each workstation in their factory, fielded questions big-and-small, and exuded contagious excitement. Younger me would not have believed getting to see this place was possible. The factory has been
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Ancona is a beautiful city on the east coast of Italy. It’s all hills with stairs and steep alleys connecting parallel streets. The airport is tiny and reminded me of flying into Key West, except flying over the Alps in a small plane was much smoother than flying from Atlanta to Key West in a
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