One interesting thing I have learned spending three weeks in Scotland is that the Scots take their food very seriously. All I knew about...

We have chosen our destinations on this trip in a lot of different ways. Rome to start because I had the teaching gig at the American...

I would like to say that a week in four homes in four cities in three countries was not as challenging as we thought it was going to be...

So You’re Taking a Trip Traveling with a little kid can be a joy. We talk to so many more people wherever we go, and have way more...

Week two in Amsterdam, and we managed to start seeing some sights. We each went separately to the Van Gogh Museum (get timed entry...

We’ve tried to strike a balance between planned and flexible with this trip. Some things were set in stone before we left, and some...

Should you bring a car seat on your travels? We debated this heavily. Do we want to lug a carseat around? How much will we really use it?...

Arrivederci Italia! The fact that Italy was the first stop on our trip was driven by my teaching appointment at the American University...

Monday we arrived in Parma. I will admit to being a bit nervous. We loved Bologna and were bummed to only be there for two days. We had a...

Bologna was so charming with its alleys of salumerias and porticos on every main street, but mainly it was delicious. We tend to lump...

One of the greatest things about being in Italy is that it feels socially acceptable - even advisable - to eat pizza several times a...

I have said I was ready to leave Rome, but as the date approached, I was filled with dread. We would have to pack and move all our stuff....

One of the more demoralizing parts about traveling with a baby is that the things that are annoying about traveling on your own become...

Our last week in Rome! We kicked off strong with our final set of visitors, Vanessa (a bff from high school) and Alisha (a bff from...

I will admit that I turned off my New York Times notifications on my phone. Part of our impetus for leaving the US was to leave the 24h...

Well we have hit the tipping point -- we’ve been in Rome for more time than we have left in Rome. It’s weird to have this feeling of our...

I feel like it’s important to share something about eating out in Rome because when I see mixed reviews about a restaurant I’m...

This week we really started to hit our stride. I bought body wash instead of the cheap soap we’d picked up week one, and I got better...

While San Francisco still doesn’t feel too far off, we’re getting into the swing of being in Rome. Jetlag is a thing of the past. We have...

We landed in Rome just over a week ago. It’s crazy how long you can take to get settled when you really are trying to get settled vs just...