Tag: food
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Puglia Family Vacation. Part 4B: Valle d’Itria – Cisternino, Monopoli, and Polignano A Mare

Saturday May 24 We had a slower start to the day after our extra large day yesterday. We arrived in Cisternino by late morning and happened upon a marching band on our arrival into the historic center. Nice welcome indeed. Cisternino is another hilltop town and known for its strong culinary traditions, in particular its…
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Puglia Family Vacation. Part 4A: Valle d’Itria – Ceglie Messapica, Alberobello, and Locorotondo

Thursday, May 22/2025 We’re packing up the car and leaving Lecce this morning. We have a week-long stay booked in a trullo house in Ceglie Messapica (pronounced Cheh-lyeh Mess-ah-pee-ka) in the heart of the Valle d’Itria. WhereTF is Ceglie Messapica you might be asking. So many many people (even Italians!) would say “Where?!” after I…
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Puglia Family Vacation May 14-31, 2025. Part 3: Lecce, Otranto and Gallipoli

Sunday, May 18 After the quick Madonna de Idris caveoso rock church visit in Matera, we hopped on the shuttle to take us back to our car (at TA&CO garage which is just outside the city of Matera). We then drove to Lecce which is about a 2 hour drive. We had debated about breaking…
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Puglia Family Vacation May 14 – 31, 2025. Part 2: Matera

Matera May 16 & 17 May 16 We all had a great sleep and woke up feeling fresh and ready to get going! The weather was a bit overcast so we decided just to pack up, get the car, and hit the road. We’re spending the next 2 nights in Matera but we’re stopping in…
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The Fives Beach Hotel Resort, Mexico

November 16 – 23, 2024 We decided a year ago to tack on a wedding anniversary trip to Mexico onto our trip to Toronto to see Taylor Swift. It made sense at the time of booking since we have to fly through Toronto anyways. Two days before our scheduled departure, I was on the verge…
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Taylor Swift Eras Concert: Toronto Night 1

November 13 – 15, 2024 Dreams can come true! That’s totally how it feels to have 2 tickets to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Toronto!!! It almost felt like it wouldn’t happen, so I didn’t want to let myself feel the excitement until I landed in Toronto. Stephen and I flew in from Charlottetown…
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3 Toronto Visits in 1 Summer

Toronto Trip #1, May 3 – 5, 2024 It’s very rare for us to leave beautiful Prince Edward Island in the summer because we truly feel like there is no better place to be than here at home. But this summer looked a little different than any summer before because Macy took a summer internship…
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Portugal Trip April 2024. Part 3: 5 Days in Lagos

Day 1 April 12, 2024 We were up early this morning and on the road to Lagos by 8:30 AM. We stopped for gas at about hour 4 and then popped into a grocery store for some pastries and fruit to eat on the road. Once we arrived in Lagos we stopped again for groceries…

