TRAVEL
A quick trip to Rome -- some highlights and tips
I remember overhearing a conversation between two men at the post office when we first moved to Byron. One man was telling the other about an upcoming family holiday -- the first holiday for their family in seven years! I remember how casual the other guy's response was, 'when you live in paradise, you don't ...
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WEEKEND GETAWAYS
Weekend Getaway: Rome with kids!
Isabel Lamb moved to Rome three years ago with her husband Christopher and their children, Joseph, 8, and Martha, 5. The family relocated from London for Christopher’s job as a journalist reporting on the Vatican and Rome. Isabel now runs The Little Grand Tour in London and Rome, a company introducing children to art with fun ...
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TRAVEL
Positano, Italy: Family-friendly Tips and Recommendations
Positano is a very special place for my family. Michael and I made our first visit to Positano in May 2004, back before we had started our family, and on that first trip we made a promise that we would try to come back every year for as long as we could. We returned the ...
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PLACES TO VISIT
Weekend Getaway: Milan
I love Italy! To be honest, who doesn't? The landscape, the architecture, the history, the food and the people -- a beautiful holiday is guaranteed whatever corner of Italy you decide to explore. Milan always struck me as the most "sensible" city of Italy, known more as a business and fashion capital than as a ...
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BABY
NUN, relaxed and natural slow-fashion from Italy
Nun is a new children's clothing line from Italy that I think is best described as 'slow-fashion'. The collection consists of timeless pieces, like simple trousers, tunics and overalls, all made from high quality natural fibres such as gorgeous Italian linen and Jersey cotton, some of which are coloured with vegetable dye to achieve a ...
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MILAN
Snow & kids
My family spent last week in Pozza di Fassa, in the Dolomites region of northern Italy. I knew from the start that it was not going to be an intensive skiing holiday (my daughter is breastfed and my older son has become quite clingy since the birth of his sister). There was no way I ...
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FOOD
Is there light (Starbucks) at the end of the tunnel?
Italians invented espresso and cappuccino. Fantastic! Humanity will be grateful forever. Then we stopped there. Why is it that every other country capitalized on our inventions, and now have more choices when getting a hot drink than the average Italian could ever dream of? Our range is limited to espresso, espresso macchiato, cappuccino and caffelatte. ...
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