Italy

Category: Adventure Travel/Europe Destination Guides/Family Travel/Italy/Ski Trips/Winter in Europe

How to Experience the Winter Olympics | Italian Dolomites

Posted On May 6, 2026May 10, 2026 By Sara & JC

This past February, my family and I headed to Cortina d’Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics. After experiencing the summer Olympics in France in 2024, we knew we had to experience another Olympic event. And what better place to do so than the Italian Alps? The 2026 Winter Olympics had two co-host cities: Milan and […]

Category: Adventure Travel/Italy/Weekend Getaways/Winter in Europe

Skiing in Courmayeur, Italy | Best Weekend Trips from Milan

Posted On May 15, 2019February 1, 2023 By Sara & JC

A little over two hours driving northwest of Milan is the picturesque ski village of Courmayeur. Such a short car ride makes it one of the best weekend trips from Milan in the winter. It is perfectly situated at the foot of Monte Bianco on the Italian side with close proximity to both France and […]

Category: Eat & Drink/Europe Destination Guides/Sicily/Weekend Getaways

Best Places to Eat in Sicily | Catania, Taormina and Siracusa

Posted On April 1, 2019July 19, 2021 By Sara & JC

JC and I have never had an issue eating well in Italy, whether on tortelloni con crema in Bologna, or bacio gelato in Milano, we cannot get enough of all the mouth watering delicacies the country has to offer, as well as the rituals observed around the Italian’s favorite pastime: eating and drinking. Sicily is […]

Category: Adventure Travel/Italy/Sicily/Weekend Getaways

Experiencing Mount Etna | Catania, Sicily | Everything you Need to Know

Posted On April 1, 2019November 29, 2020 By Sara & JC

JC and I have definitely enjoyed some of our more adventure-packed trips as of late (e.g. hiking Machu Pichu, el Caminito del Rey in Málaga), so when traveling to Catania in March, we knew we had to make a trip to the still active volcano, Mount Etna. Read below to learn more about our tour […]