Easter or Pasqua, in Italian, is a joyous celebration marked with rituals and traditions. Celebrating Easter in Italy is one of the things we did during our RV travels in Europe. Read this post to find out about Easter traditions in Italy, and tasting the traditional Easter cake, Colomba di Pasqua. We spent the better …
Traveling with kids is an adventure and one my husband and I highly recommend doing. There’s no right age to travel with kids – we started when Lou Lou and Jaf were both babies, taking them along on work trips. It wasn’t until Lou Lou was 4 (and Jaf was 2) that we decided to …
We did a lot of traveling in 2015, from RV’ing through Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands to visiting family and friends in Morocco, Lebanon and the UAE. We wondered…. What were our kids favorite travel memory in 2015? With the US State Department issuing global terror warnings and many of our friends …
Jaf loves spaghetti and meatballs. He also loves to cook it himself, adding different spices and/or ingredients along with way. Here is his VERY simple and easy Italian meatballs recipe you can get your own children to do. 1 package (20 ounces) Lean Ground Beef (organic if possible) 2 eggs 2 slices of plain white …
Frittata, which comes from the Italian verb ‘friggere’ or ‘to fry’, is the Italian version of an omelet. Eggs, with their high protein and mineral content, as well as easy availability, have always been an essential part of one’s diet regardless of where you’re from. While we were traveling through Italy, the frittata was on …
After spending a full two weeks traveling through Italy we were excited to finally make our way to infamous Venice, Italy! While in Rome, we heard of a campsite called Camping Venezia Village, located just outside of Venice, that was supposed to be excellent and the recommendation was pretty spot on. Since we were …
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With global temperatures soaring in 2015, El Niño has definitely arrived here in the states. This summer in particular we find ourselves eating way more ice cream than normal and missing all the wonderful Gelato we ate while in Europe. So, Gelato vs Ice Cream…what’s the difference? Gelato, a traditional Italian frozen dessert has become …
My daughter is 8, she’s very self conscious about her body. For reasons unknown to both her dad and I she does not like to show her belly button and always chooses a swim suit that covers her navel. We like her modesty and always encouraged her to pick a swim suit she would feel …
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At every single restaurant we dined at this year the “kids menu” we received while visiting countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Europe included the same items; Cheese Pizza Pepperoni Pizza Spaghetti Chicken Nuggets Hamburger Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese Hot Dog You would expect to find these popular, unhealthy foods from restaurants across …
The one activity that brings our family closer and binds us together is travel. Visiting different cities, countries and exploring different cultures through food brings excitement and joy to our travel planning. It has been almost one year since we started our European journey (June 2014), driving cross-country in “Homer” our beloved RV. We’ve grown …
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