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Otranto was next on our list of beautiful Puglian towns to check out. There is a cathedral in Otranto that was founded in 1068 so we decided to head to first. It is hard to decide which was more beautiful, the mosaic floor or the beautiful ceiling. Then it was off for some coffee andContinue reading “Mosaics and Turks”

Adam still loves taking pictures so when we went to Gallipoli, a beautiful little fishing village Adam took the camera and took pictures. Gallipoli is a beautiful limestone island linked to the mainland by a bridge built in the 16th century. It is a little town full of beautiful old buildings and little cobblestones roads.Continue reading “Through Adam's eyes”

Puglia is full of so many beautiful towns but the town of Lecce might just be the most beautiful one we have seen so far. They call it the Florence of the South and it’s pretty obvious why. There is beautiful architecture everywhere and of course amazing food.  We drove over and walked around exploringContinue reading “Florence of the South”

Day one in Italy was spent finding our bearings.  The boys were so tired from our trip that they miraculously slept until 6. Which for us is basically sleeping in! We had no agenda for the day besides keeping the boys up for as long as possible and getting them on Italian time.  We wereContinue reading “Jetlag 0….Alis- 1”

We made it! Thirty hours, three planes, two cars, one almost missed flight and lost luggage later we touched down in Puglia. But you know I won’t let you off that easily. I of course will make you relive our long journey!  But, before we start, I have made it through a few long haulContinue reading “Italy or Bust”

To celebrate Pride Month, my section at the Embassy made a video to encourage everyone to ‪Be Proud of who you are and whom you love.  Guess who made a cameo 🙂  I love that Adam is able to support equal rights for all and to appear in a video with the U.S. Ambassador!  He was so exitedContinue reading “Be Proud!”

You know how when you have a friend or family visit you for a weekend you plan so much more than normal because you want them to see everything and have a good time? Well, that was our weekend with Rover. Except without the added bonus of a visitor bringing you treats you crave fromContinue reading “Rover!”

This is our third time to Baguio since we’ve been in the Philippines and we have three times in a row booked it for our anniversary weekend without even realizing. We have to book it months in advance to make sure we get the house on a three day weekend and it is often monthsContinue reading “Into the Woods”

Ways to pass the time in Baguio when it’s raining: Chutes and Ladders Playdough Being goofy Coloring Convincing mommy to let you take photos with the nice camera Celebrating birthdays Helping to blow out candles Eating cake

For our last day in Coron we had a half a day before having to leave for the airport. At first thought we would hang out by the pool, but then we decided that it would be a shame to leave without seeing that beautiful white sand and turquoise water one more time.  Here isContinue reading “Busuanga”