For those of you that may have missed it, we were contacted by the Guardian to do a Q & A about WWOOFing with kids. As you may know, we WWOOFed with our kids in both Italy and the US. Through the process we learned a great deal about farming,…
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Packing Tips for Traveling Abroad with Children
Here are some packing tips that we used for our family of four while traveling in Italy on working farms during all seasons. This list does not outline every thing we took, but just the important things that made our life easier. Hopefully it will help you on your next…
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Cal’ Bianchino… Such a Special Place!
It’s hard to put into words our experience at Cal’ Bianchino Frattoria Agricola di Carlo e Gigia in Urbino, Italy. I don’t feel my words will do Carlo and Gigia justice, but I will try my best. Not many times in my life have I been to a place so…
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Pazzo Roma (Crazy Rome)
Rome… diverse in every way! Serenely beautiful, yet incredibly dirty. A place for the rich, yet so many gypsies and homeless abound. Crowded at every corner, yet able to walk down a side street and feel small and quaint. Needless to say it wouldn’t be my cup of tea for…
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The DiLoreti’s Have Arrived in Italy!
We boarded a plane in Austin, Texas for our 24 hour journey to Rome, Italy. Two backpacks packed to the brim, one rolley suitcase, an umbrella stroller and an ERGObaby Baby Carrier is what we brought for our one year journey. (More in depth packing post later) The kids did…
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Will Work for Adventure!
We wanted to announce that in less than 70 days we are off to backpack Italy with 2 children! Crazy? Yes! Excited? Yes! A little nervous? Yes! Can we fit everything? Who knows! Here are some common questions we have been asked and thought they would be a nice intro…